Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heanton Lea area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Braunton East , and the 65th 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 Heanton Lea (EX31 4BX) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heanton Lea (EX31 4BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heanton Hill Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duckpool Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heanton Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chardon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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