Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 59.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gwythers area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chittlehampton , and the 105th highest 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 Gwythers (EX36 4BA) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 160.0% higher than the Chittlehampton average (22.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwythers (EX36 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gwythers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Gavel —
Apr 2026Public order The Gavel Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aclands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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