Total Crime Rate

1734.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

443.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1734.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 845.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 443.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 192.4 10/10
  • Public order 139.9 10/10
  • Other theft 64.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Burglary 32.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.2 10/10
  • Other crime 26.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
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

Church Lane area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the highest crime rate of 315 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 Church Lane (EX31 1DE) in the last 12 months was 1734.7 per 1,000 residents and was 313.3% higher than the Barnstaple Central average (419.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 290 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 443.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (EX31 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Buildings —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Joy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butchers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pilton Causeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brannams Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pilton Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Butchers Row Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mermaid Walk Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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