Crime Rates at Mortehoe, Woolacombe, EX34 7EB

This area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Braunton East , and the 144th 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 This (EX34 7EB) in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode EX34 7EB, the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Esplanade, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rockfield Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.