Crime Rates at Derby Road, Barnstaple, EX32 7HB

Derby Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 21st 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 Derby Road (EX32 7HB) in the last 12 months was 181.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (EX32 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexandra Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claude Dix Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.