Crime Rates at Mount Pleasant, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, EX32 0BS

Mount Pleasant area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bickington , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 315 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 Mount Pleasant (EX32 0BS) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower than the Bickington average (58.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (EX32 0BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Village Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Pleasant (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.