Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wood Field Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bickington , and the 116th lowest 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 Wood Field Avenue (EX31 3GH) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Bickington average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 240.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Field Avenue (EX31 3GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crockers Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookswood Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Field Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skylark Spinney —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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