Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 1ER
How much crime is recorded in EX39 1ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Appledore & Northam North
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,843 (2024)
EX39 1ERBideford
How safe is EX39 1ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 1ER 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
18.0
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).
EX39 1ERNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order2.04.6
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.