Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 99th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (EX34 9JP) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (EX34 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Arcade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meridian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meridian Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meridian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arcade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arcade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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