Crime Rates at Wordsworth Avenue, Barnstaple, EX31 1QQ

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 315 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 Wordsworth Avenue (EX31 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Barnstaple with Pilton average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (EX31 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlyle Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westaway Heights (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.