Crime Rates at Priory Close, Barnstaple, EX31 1QX

Priory Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 31st 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 Priory Close (EX31 1QX) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Close (EX31 1QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pathfield Lawn, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pilton Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.