Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Silverwood Heights area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 313 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 Silverwood Heights (EX32 7RJ) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (455.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silverwood Heights (EX32 7RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Frankmarsh Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silverwood Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodleigh View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frankmarsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frankmarsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frankmarsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodleigh View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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