Crime Rates at Shorelands Road, Barnstaple, EX31 3AA

Shorelands Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 123rd 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 Shorelands Road (EX31 3AA) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorelands Road (EX31 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Philip Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Sticklepath Hill (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.