Total Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sticklepath Court 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 Sticklepath Court (EX31 3HN) 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 Sticklepath Court (EX31 3HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 44 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taw Wharf | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnstaple | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
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