Crime Rate in Bishop's Nympton, ward

Bishop's Nympton has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in North Devon district and the 634th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 65th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bishop's Nympton in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the North Devon district average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bishop's Nympton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bishop's Nympton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Smallacombe Hill. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.