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Crime in EX35 6

How much crime is recorded in EX35 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Devon
Region
South West
Population
3,625 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX35 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX35 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).

EX35 6National
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary7.59.1
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 44% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
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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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