Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 3RY
How much crime is recorded in EX39 3RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bideford North
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,972 (2024)
How safe is EX39 3RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 3RY 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
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 3RYNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.04.5
Burglary0.99.1
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.