Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 3NT
How much crime is recorded in EX39 3NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westward Ho! & Northam South
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,838 (2024)
EX39 3NTBideford
How safe is EX39 3NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 3NT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 3NTNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Burglary2.29.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.