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Crime in EX34 7

How much crime is recorded in EX34 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Population
3,675 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX34 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX34 7, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

EX34 7National
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
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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