Total Crime Rate
80.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Comyn Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Comyn Hill (EX34 8PG) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Comyn Hill (EX34 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Way. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marlborough Way | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Combe Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Combe Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Combe Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worth Road | Under investigation |
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