Crime Rates at Silver Street, Bideford, EX39 2DY

Silver Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford North , and the 15th 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 Silver Street (EX39 2DY) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Bideford North average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Street (EX39 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Quay, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allhalland Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.