Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 3SW
How much crime is recorded in EX39 3SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bideford South & East
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,520 (2024)
EX39 3SWBideford
How safe is EX39 3SW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 3SW 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 3SWNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.