Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Allen Bank area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Barnstaple with Westacott , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 313 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 Allen Bank (EX32 9AR) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 236.5% higher than the Barnstaple with Westacott average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1050.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allen Bank (EX32 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near Park Terrace. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Allen Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park Terrace Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Victoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Allen Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Water Lane Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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