Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 4DS
How much crime is recorded in EX39 4DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bideford South & East
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,137 (2024)
EX39 4DSBideford
How safe is EX39 4DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 4DS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 4DSNational
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.