Total Crime Rate

222.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.0 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 222.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Congrams Close 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 Congrams Close (EX32 9AN) 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 Congrams Close (EX32 9AN), the main crime hotspot is near Town Walk. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Congrams Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congram'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Lawn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Lawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Town Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congram'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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