Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillsborough Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 47th highest crime rate of 313 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 Hillsborough Road (EX34 9FF) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillsborough Road (EX34 9FF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillsborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hillsborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Quay —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A399 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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