Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Sea King Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bickington , and the 49th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sea King Close (EX31 2BR) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Bickington average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 283.3% ).

In the area around Sea King Close (EX31 2BR), the main crime hotspot is near Penhill View. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sea King Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Penhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea King Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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