Crime Rates at High Street, Ilfracombe, EX34 9ET

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (EX34 9ET) in the last 12 months was 872.0 per 1,000 residents and was 399.4% higher than the Ilfracombe East average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 364.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EX34 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.