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Crime in EX34 8

How much crime is recorded in EX34 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Population
10,478 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX34 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX34 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Shoplifting12.88.4
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary9.69.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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