Total Crime Rate

315.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 315.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Newton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford North , and the 4th highest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (EX39 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 315.2 per 1,000 residents and was 151.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (EX39 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ropewalk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Willet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A386 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A386 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A386 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willet Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Willet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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