Crime Rates at Barum Court, Barnstaple, EX32 8QL

Barum Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 47th highest crime rate of 315 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 Barum Court (EX32 8QL) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barum Court (EX32 8QL), 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.