Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Elizabeth Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Appledore , and the 38th 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 Queen Elizabeth Court (EX39 1XP) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Elizabeth Court (EX39 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Graham Way. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Elizabeth Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Hotel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosketh Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Graham Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelican Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hotel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanwell Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanwell Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanwell Hill
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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