Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 19th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (EX31 4TG) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode EX31 4TG, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beara Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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