Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Salem Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 25th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salem Street (EX32 8JF) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (419.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salem Street (EX32 8JF), 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 Salem Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malletts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerland Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hardaway Head Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardaway Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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