Total Crime Rate

683.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

489.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 683.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 489.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 418.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.9 10/10
  • Public order 66.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Raleigh Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 5th 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 Raleigh Road (EX31 4HY) in the last 12 months was 683.7 per 1,000 residents and was 791.4% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 489.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raleigh Road (EX31 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Raleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birch View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch View Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Meadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heppenstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claude Dix Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claude Dix Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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 Sherratt'S Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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