Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 1AR
How much crime is recorded in EX39 1AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Appledore & Northam North
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
EX39 1ARBideford
How safe is EX39 1AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 1AR area, 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
EX39 1ARNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.