Total Crime Rate

94.9 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 94.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Alexandra Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 57th 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 Alexandra Road (EX32 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (EX32 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Robbery Hardaway Head Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sanderling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barbican Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barbican Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barbican Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sunset Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barbican Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Azes Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bicton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bicton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Dart Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Dart Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fort Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —

Data Sources

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