Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chambercombe Terrace area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ilfracombe East , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chambercombe Terrace (EX34 9QL) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% lower than the Ilfracombe East average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chambercombe Terrace (EX34 9QL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Combe Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chambercombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crofts Lea Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | New Barnstaple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chambercombe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chambercombe Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | New Barnstaple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | New Barnstaple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Combe Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Croftswood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Croftswood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Larkstone Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Combe Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillsborough Road | Offender given a caution |
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