Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

East View Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bideford East , and the 51st 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 East View Terrace (EX39 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Bideford East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East View Terrace (EX39 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Buttgarden Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in East View Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttgarden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Higher Gunstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttgarden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Gunstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Town Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buttgarden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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