Crime Rates at Hantone Close, Chivenor, Barnstaple, EX31 4FE

Hantone Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Braunton East , and the 133rd 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 Hantone Close (EX31 4FE) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 466.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hantone Close (EX31 4FE), 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 Tinever Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.