Postcode district · Lynton
Crime in EX35
How much crime is recorded in EX35, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 3,625 (2024)
EX35Postcode district · Lynton
How safe is EX35
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX35, 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
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).
EX35National
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
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.