Total Crime Rate

97.5 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 97.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Upcott Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upcott Avenue (EX31 1HN) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the Barnstaple with Pilton average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upcott Avenue (EX31 1HN), the main crime hotspot is near Benning Court. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upcott Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upcott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Benning Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benning Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benning Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benning Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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