Total Crime Rate
310.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
120.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Strand area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford North , and the 5th 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 The Strand (EX39 2NB) in the last 12 months was 310.3 per 1,000 residents and was 147.6% higher than the Bideford North average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Strand (EX39 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ferry Terminal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Higher Gunstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Gunstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hart Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Street | Under investigation |
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