Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Georges Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 86th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Road (EX32 7AS) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Georges Road (EX32 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Mermaid Walk. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnstaple with Pilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lower Raleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mermaid Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A39 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A39 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mermaid Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mermaid Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mermaid Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mermaid Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mermaid Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mermaid Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mermaid Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mermaid Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mermaid Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mermaid Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mermaid Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlyle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pilton Causeway | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlyle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rackfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilton Causeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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