Total Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnstaple with Pilton , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Close (EX32 7DE) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Barnstaple with Pilton average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Vale Close (EX32 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Claude Dix Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Dart Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claude Dix Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherratt'S Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heppenstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heppenstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claude Dix Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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