Crime Rate in Braunton West & Georgeham, ward

Braunton West & Georgeham has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in North Devon district and the 940th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 128th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Braunton West & Georgeham in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the North Devon district average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Braunton West & Georgeham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Braunton West & Georgeham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Station Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.