Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Barbican Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 47th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barbican Place (EX32 8JA) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbican Place (EX32 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barbican Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerland Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerland Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Fort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass 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 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pulchrass Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Hardaway Head Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardaway Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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