Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 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 81.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beach Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Braunton East , and the 68th 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 Beach Road (EX34 7AE) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 107.9% higher 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 27 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). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (EX34 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Woolacombe Rise. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolacombe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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