Total Crime Rate

156.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Churchill Way area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Appledore , and the 13th 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 Churchill Way (EX39 1NR) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 216.8% higher than the Appledore average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 35.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 241.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Way (EX39 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bidna Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bidna Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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