Total Crime Rate
77.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Park area has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 78th highest crime rate of 315 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 Oxford Park (EX34 9JS) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Park (EX34 9JS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | South Burrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fortescue Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilder Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilder Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
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