Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 3FE
How much crime is recorded in EX39 3FE, 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)
How safe is EX39 3FE
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 3FE 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
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 3FENational
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
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.