Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

The Quay area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 25th 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 The Quay (EX34 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Quay (EX34 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Quay, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillsborough Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A399 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hillsborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Quay —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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