Total Crime Rate
117.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chittlehampton , and the 38th 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 North Road (EX36 3GN) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 411.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Road (EX36 3GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (11 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 | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3227 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornes Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornes Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B3227 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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