Total Crime Rate

906.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

486.0 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 906.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 486.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 386.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.4 10/10
  • Public order 81.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.8 9/10
  • Other theft 65.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
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

Connaught Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 2nd 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 Connaught Place (EX32 8HT) in the last 12 months was 906.5 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher than the Barnstaple Central average (419.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -45.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 486.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Place (EX32 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Connaught Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boutport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardaway Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hardaway Head Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maiden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boutport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boutport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boutport Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malletts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butchers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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