Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Venton Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Appledore , and the 35th highest crime rate of 211 local areas in Torridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Venton Drive (EX39 1HL) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% higher than the Appledore average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venton Drive (EX39 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golf Links Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atlantic Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Venton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pavilion View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ridgeway Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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