Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.0 4/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shorelands Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 150th highest crime rate of 313 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 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (455.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorelands Road (EX31 3AA), 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 Shorelands Road area

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

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