Total Crime Rate

455.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 455.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Torrs Walk Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Torrs Walk Avenue (EX34 8AU) in the last 12 months was 455.8 per 1,000 residents and was 161.0% higher than the Ilfracombe East average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 356.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torrs Walk Avenue (EX34 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Torrs Walk Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenclose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riversdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riversdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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