Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fore Street area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bishop's Nympton , and the 65th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fore Street (EX16 8AH) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 188.0% higher than the Bishop's Nympton average (28.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (EX16 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bishop's Nympton

Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order East Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lakelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenslade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harvey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harvey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harvey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑