Crime Rates at Park Villas, Barnstaple, EX32 9AF

Park Villas area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Barnstaple Central , and the 45th 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 Park Villas (EX32 9AF) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Villas (EX32 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Terrace, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevan Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.