Crime Rates at Fort Street, Barnstaple, EX32 8BJ

Fort Street 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 Fort Street (EX32 8BJ) 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 Fort Street (EX32 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevan Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.