Total Crime Rate

237.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 237.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Queens Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Avenue (EX34 9LN) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 171.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Avenue (EX34 9LN), 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 Queens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hostle Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A399 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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