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Crime in EX39

How much crime is recorded in EX39, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Torridge
Region
South West
Population
43,523 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX39

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX39, 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

EX39National
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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