Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Park area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 64th 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 Portland Park (EX34 9HS) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Park (EX34 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Quay (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Portland Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillsborough Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillsborough Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mill Head Under investigation
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Data Sources

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