Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whittingham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 29th highest crime rate of 313 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 Whittingham Road (EX34 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittingham Road (EX34 9LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Way. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whittingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A399 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hillsborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hostle Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Head Under investigation
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Data Sources

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