Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 3EE
How much crime is recorded in EX39 3EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bideford South & East
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,986 (2024)
EX39 3EEBideford
How safe is EX39 3EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 3EE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3EENational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary3.29.1
Public order2.24.6
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.