Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 78.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fort Hill area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 75th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fort Hill (EX32 8BS) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (419.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fort Hill (EX32 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Bevan Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fort Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerland Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerland Place —
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pulchrass Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Fort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Dart Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fortmead Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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