Total Crime Rate
148.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road 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 Victoria Road (EX34 9LY) 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 Victoria Road (EX34 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Tree Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oak Tree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meridian Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meridian Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenclose Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hornebrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hornebrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Park | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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