Total Crime Rate

872.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

364.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 872.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 364.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 322.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 298.6 10/10
  • Other theft 61.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
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

Rock Cottages 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 Rock Cottages (EX34 9JQ) 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 Rock Cottages (EX34 9JQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Rock Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary South Burrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meridian Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fortescue Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Tree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenclose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riversdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riversdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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