Total Crime Rate

209.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 209.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gould Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Barnstaple with Westacott , and the 19th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gould Road (EX32 8ET) in the last 12 months was 209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 341.8% higher than the Barnstaple with Westacott average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gould Road (EX32 8ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Station Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gribble Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gould Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gould Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elliott Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Acorn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Acorn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Acorn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Acorn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Flower Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gribble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elliott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Gay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Gay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowden Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Gay Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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