Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Worth Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 42nd 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 Worth Road (EX34 9JA) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worth Road (EX34 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillsborough Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worth Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Worth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hillsborough Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Combe Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combe Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hillsborough Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillsborough Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combe Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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