Crime Rates at Strand Close, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4AE

Strand Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Braunton East , and the 136th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strand Close (EX31 4AE) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Braunton East average (39.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strand Close (EX31 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashfield Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strand Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.