Total Crime Rate

275.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 275.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 11th highest crime rate of 313 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 High Street (EX34 9DE) in the last 12 months was 275.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Ilfracombe East average (187.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (β‰ˆ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EX34 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ilfracombe East

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Square β€”
Sep 2025Public order Oak Tree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arcade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arcade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcade Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hostle Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.