Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Beechwood Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 313 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 Beechwood Avenue (EX31 2EG) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (455.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Avenue (EX31 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestwood Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechwood Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
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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