Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higher Gorse Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bickington , and the 46th highest crime rate of 315 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 Higher Gorse Road (EX31 3WS) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% higher than the Bickington average (58.6 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 250.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Gorse Road (EX31 3WS), the main crime hotspot is near Coverts Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Gorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coverts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coverts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulder Clay Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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