Total Crime Rate

670.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 670.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.9 10/10
  • Public order 54.6 10/10
  • Drugs 46.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Other theft 40.4 10/10
  • Other crime 24.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Wall area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 6th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Wall (EX31 2DP) in the last 12 months was 670.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher than the Barnstaple Central average (455.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 214.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Wall (EX31 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Old Sticklepath Hill. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Wall area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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