Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Gardens (EX31 1PP) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Barnstaple with Pilton average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around The Gardens (EX31 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Pilton Causeway. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Barnstaple with Pilton

Crime Over Time in The Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlyle Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Curtis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Curtis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilton Causeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pilton Causeway Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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