Total Crime Rate
86.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warwick Terrace area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Warwick Terrace (EX32 7AR) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Terrace (EX32 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Mermaid Walk. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Raleigh Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pilton Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mermaid Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pilton Causeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mermaid Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Raleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Raleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Raleigh Road | Under investigation |
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