Total Crime Rate

302.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.4 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 302.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oakleigh Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 11th 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 Oakleigh Road (EX32 8JT) in the last 12 months was 302.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 201.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakleigh Road (EX32 8JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Terrace, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oakleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fortmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerland Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerland Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pulchrass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pulchrass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pulchrass Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malletts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brannams Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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