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Postcode · Ilfracombe

Crime in EX34 8LA

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

Neighbourhood
Ilfracombe West
Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,622 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX34 8LA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX34 8LA area, 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 8LANational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Shoplifting4.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Theft from the person2.02.1
Public order1.84.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.02.4
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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