Total Crime Rate

188.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 188.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 94.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hughes Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Barnstaple with Westacott , and the 20th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hughes Avenue (EX32 9LN) in the last 12 months was 188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 297.5% 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 Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughes Avenue (EX32 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Station Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hughes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Station Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Town Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hughes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hughes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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