Postcode district · Braunton
Crime in EX33
How much crime is recorded in EX33, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 14,694 (2024)
How safe is EX33
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX33, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
EX33National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary4.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.