Crime Rate in Braunton East, ward

Braunton East has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 wards in North Devon district and the 1538th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 222nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Braunton East in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the North Devon district average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Braunton East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Braunton East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.