Total Crime Rate
115.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whittingham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 42nd 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 Whittingham Road (EX34 9LL) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whittingham Road (EX34 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Way. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marlborough Way | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hillsborough Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillsborough Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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