Total Crime Rate
558.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
231.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grenville Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford North , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 213 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 558.7 per 1,000 residents and was 345.8% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -35.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 231.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grenville Street (EX39 2EA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ferry Terminal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A386 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A386 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A386 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allhalland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allhalland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allhalland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allhalland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allhalland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Higher Gunstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Gunstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hart Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Street | Under investigation |
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