Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 23.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pill Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Braunton East , and the 81st 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 Pill Gardens (EX33 2BD) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Braunton East average (39.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pill Gardens (EX33 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pill Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pill Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortescue Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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