Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Adelaide Terrace area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 27th 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 Adelaide Terrace (EX34 9JR) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Terrace (EX34 9JR), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Adelaide Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Burrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fortescue Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Tree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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