Total Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 11.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Sunflower Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 29th 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 Sunflower Road (EX32 7DU) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunflower Road (EX32 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Bevan Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sunflower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fortmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardaway Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hardaway Head Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Buildings —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pulchrass Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Dart Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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