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Postcode district · Barnstaple

Crime in EX32

How much crime is recorded in EX32, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Population
34,484 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX32

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX32, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EX32National
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Shoplifting13.38.4
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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