Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fern Park area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 313 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 Fern Park (EX34 8JR) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Ilfracombe East average (187.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Park (EX34 8JR), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Way. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oak Tree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hostle Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
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Data Sources

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