Total Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pill 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 2BE) 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 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortescue Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sing'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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