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Postcode · Ilfracombe

Crime in EX34 8BX

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

Neighbourhood
Ilfracombe East
Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,327 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX34 8BX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX34 8BX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
76.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
192
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 8BXNational
Violence and sexual offences68.823.6
Shoplifting40.58.4
Anti-social behaviour35.010.7
Criminal damage and arson13.54.7
Public order11.14.6
Other theft8.04.5
Burglary6.99.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs1.92.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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