Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

South Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Braunton East , and the 127th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (EX33 2AN) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Braunton East average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (EX33 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locks Close
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other crime Barton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bias Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dyers Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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