Total Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hopperstyle area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bickington , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hopperstyle (EX31 2LB) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Bickington average (58.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hopperstyle (EX31 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bickington Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Cross Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bickington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Currington Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Cross Road | Under investigation |
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