Total Crime Rate
109.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Hollies area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 47th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in North Devon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Hollies (EX34 9NS) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Hollies (EX34 9NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillsborough Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worth Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ilfracombe East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Combe Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Quay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Combe Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkstone Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Worth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hillsborough Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A399 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Quay | — |
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