Crime Rates at The Square, Barnstaple, EX32 8LS

The Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (EX32 8LS) in the last 12 months was 906.5 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher 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 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -45.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 486.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (EX32 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 311 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.