Postcode · Ilfracombe
Crime in EX34 8HT
How much crime is recorded in EX34 8HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilfracombe West
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
EX34 8HTIlfracombe
How safe is EX34 8HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX34 8HT area, well 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
EX34 8HTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary11.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft3.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.84.6
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.