Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castle Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Appledore , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .

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 Castle Street (EX39 1AT) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Appledore average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (EX39 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near The Square. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bay View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morwenna Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North East Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxhole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lenards Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Teresa'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morwenna Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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