Total Crime Rate

259.1 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 259.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 7/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Carlyle 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 Carlyle Avenue (EX32 7AL) 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 Carlyle Avenue (EX32 7AL), the main crime hotspot is near Claude Dix Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carlyle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Claude Dix Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rackfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlyle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Claude Dix Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Gaydon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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