Total Crime Rate

678.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.3 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 678.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 341.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Other theft 40.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wilder Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 6th 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 Wilder Road (EX34 8BL) in the last 12 months was 678.6 per 1,000 residents and was 288.6% higher than the Ilfracombe East average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilder Road (EX34 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wilder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary South Burrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fortescue Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riversdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riversdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenclose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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