Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 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

Brannam Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bickington , and the 28th 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 Brannam Crescent (EX31 3TD) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 174.3% higher than the Bickington average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -51.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brannam Crescent (EX31 3TD), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brannam Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Baron Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime John Penrose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Brook —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Brook Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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