Crime Rates at Rock Avenue, Barnstaple, EX32 9AP

Rock Avenue 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 Rock Avenue (EX32 9AP) 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 Rock Avenue (EX32 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Terrace, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.