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Postcode · Bideford

Crime in EX39 3BW

How much crime is recorded in EX39 3BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bideford South & East
Council
Torridge
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,116 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX39 3BW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 3BW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).

EX39 3BWNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Public order1.04.6
Burglary0.79.1
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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