Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • 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
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

Pilton Lawn area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 50th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pilton Lawn (EX31 4AB) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Barnstaple with Pilton average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilton Lawn (EX31 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Mermaid Walk. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pilton Lawn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mermaid Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pilton Causeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Raleigh Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mermaid Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mermaid Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mermaid Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pilton Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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