Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadclose Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 44th 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 Broadclose Road (EX31 2DN) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (419.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadclose Road (EX31 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Philip Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechwood Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Roundswell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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