Total Crime Rate

653.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 653.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 357.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Raleigh Road area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 7th highest crime rate of 313 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 Raleigh Road (EX31 4HY) in the last 12 months was 653.1 per 1,000 residents and was 694.6% higher than the Barnstaple with Pilton average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 392.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raleigh Road (EX31 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Raleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Claude Dix Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Claude Dix Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Heppenstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heppenstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lethaby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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