Total Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elgar Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elgar Close (EX32 8AA) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Close (EX32 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crow View, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Gay Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elgar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order John Gay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodleigh View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodleigh View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crow View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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