Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 172.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Elliot Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Barnstaple with Westacott , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 315 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 Elliot Close (EX32 8EW) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 264.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elliot Close (EX32 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acorn Grove, where police recorded 30 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 Elliot Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gribble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Acorn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Acorn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Acorn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elliott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elliott Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Flower Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gould Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lavender Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowden Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Acorn Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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