Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Capstone Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 71st 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 Capstone Court (EX34 9PS) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capstone Court (EX34 9PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croftswood Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chambercombe Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Capstone Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combe Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Larkstone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillsborough Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary New Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chambercombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crofts Lea Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Croftswood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croftswood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Combe Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combe Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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