Postcode · Bideford
Crime in EX39 5BB
How much crime is recorded in EX39 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hartland Coast
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
How safe is EX39 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX39 5BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Burglary0.29.1
Robbery0.01.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.