Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ceramic Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 313 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 Ceramic Terrace (EX32 8JD) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (455.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ceramic Terrace (EX32 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Boutport Street. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ceramic Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malletts Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boutport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boutport Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Boutport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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