Crime Rates at Kingsley Avenue, Barnstaple, EX32 7AJ

Kingsley Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 13th 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 Kingsley Avenue (EX32 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 259.1 per 1,000 residents and was 215.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (EX32 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bull Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.