Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jordan Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Barnstaple with Westacott , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jordan Close (EX32 9DN) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Barnstaple with Westacott average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jordan Close (EX32 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acorn Grove, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gribble Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Acorn Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fallow Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lavender Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elliott Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elliott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gribble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Acorn Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Flower Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Acorn Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Acorn Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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