Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 1UL
How much crime is recorded in EX39 1UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westward Ho! & Northam South
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,090 (2024)
EX39 1ULBideford
How safe is EX39 1UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 1UL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 1ULNational
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Burglary1.79.1
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.