Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 17.5 2/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.4 1/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Burrows Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Appledore , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burrows Way (EX39 1HA) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Appledore average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burrows Way (EX39 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Street. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Burrows Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morwenna Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morwenna Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tadworthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tadworthy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Teresa'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Moor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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