Total Crime Rate
382.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
176.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gunsdown Villas area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chittlehampton , and the 9th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gunsdown Villas (EX36 3EB) in the last 12 months was 382.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1568.9% higher than the Chittlehampton average (22.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gunsdown Villas (EX36 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Molton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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