Total Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benson Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bishop's Nympton , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benson Close (EX16 8EB) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher than the Bishop's Nympton average (25.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Close (EX16 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenslade Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime East Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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