Total Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barn Park area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Braunton East , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barn Park (EX33 2DR) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Braunton East average (39.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barn Park (EX33 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capern Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heanton Punchardon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Velator Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Velator Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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