Total Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Springfield Crescent area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Appledore , and the 61st 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 Springfield Crescent (EX39 1DP) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springfield Crescent (EX39 1DP), 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.
View Crime In Northam| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morwenna Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saint Teresa'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morwenna Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bay View Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenards Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North East Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Square | Under investigation |
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