Crime Rates at High Street, Bideford, EX39 2AN

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bideford North , and the 2nd 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 High Street (EX39 2AN) in the last 12 months was 606.4 per 1,000 residents and was 374.7% higher than the Bideford North average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 247.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EX39 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Allhalland Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.