Crime Rates at Vicarage Lawn, Barnstaple, EX32 7BN

Vicarage Lawn area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Lawn (EX32 7BN) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (419.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lawn (EX32 7BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boutport Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.