Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Estuary Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Appledore , and the 55th highest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Estuary Terrace (EX39 1FE) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Estuary Terrace (EX39 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Quay, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Odun Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Appledore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Meeting Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Factory Ope | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pitt Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeo Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Churchfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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