Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rookswood Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bickington , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rookswood Court (EX31 3GW) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookswood Court (EX31 3GW), the main crime hotspot is near Coverts Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rookswood Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slip Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skylark Spinney —
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Data Sources

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