Crime Rates at Beech Close, Roundswell, Barnstaple, EX31 3QU

Beech Close area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bickington , and the 26th 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 Beech Close (EX31 3QU) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 194.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Close (EX31 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.