Total Crime Rate
606.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grenville 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 Grenville Street (EX39 2EA) 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 Grenville Street (EX39 2EA), 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.
View Crime In Bideford North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bridgeland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Quay | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bridgeland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Allhalland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grenville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willet Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttgarden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buttgarden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Street | — |
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