Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fort Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 61st 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 Fort Street (EX32 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fort Street (EX32 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fort Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Dart Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerland Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerland Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fortmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brannams Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pulchrass Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Summerland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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