Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.0 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 140.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Greenmeadow Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenmeadow Drive (EX31 4HT) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenmeadow Drive (EX31 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Claude Dix Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Greenmeadow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westaway Heights Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heppenstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heppenstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claude Dix Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claude Dix Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Raleigh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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