Total Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Slade Valley Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 104th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Slade Valley Road (EX34 8LF) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower than the Ilfracombe East average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Slade Valley Road (EX34 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Foreland View. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chichester Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Leas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Leas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foreland View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foreland View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foreland View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foreland View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foreland View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chichester Close | Under investigation |
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