Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Summerland Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 46th 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 Summerland Street (EX32 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Barnstaple Central average (455.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerland Street (EX32 8JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Summerland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diamond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summerland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wells Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Public order The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sunset Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barbican Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Robbery Hardaway Head Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Azes Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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