Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wrey Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 49th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wrey Avenue (EX31 2EB) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrey Avenue (EX31 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 8 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.

Crime Over Time in Wrey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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