Total Crime Rate
222.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newport Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Barnstaple with Westacott , and the 17th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Terrace (EX32 9AA) in the last 12 months was 222.6 per 1,000 residents and was 370.0% higher than the Barnstaple with Westacott average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newport Terrace (EX32 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Terrace. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newport Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trafalgar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Lawn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Lawn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Town Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Congram'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Congram'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Town Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prospect Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Grove | Under investigation |
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