Crime Rates at Willshere Road, Barnstaple, EX32 8EL

Willshere Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Barnstaple with Westacott , and the 18th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willshere Road (EX32 8EL) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 310.9% higher than the Barnstaple with Westacott average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 159.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 129.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willshere Road (EX32 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.