Total Crime Rate
93.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rolle Quay area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 54th highest crime rate of 315 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 Rolle Quay (EX31 1JE) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the Barnstaple with Pilton average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rolle Quay (EX31 1JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mermaid Walk (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | North Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pottington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Joy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pilton Causeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pilton Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Quay | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mills Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mermaid Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rolle'S Quay | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mermaid Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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