Total Crime Rate

413.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 413.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bideford North , and the 3rd 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 Charles Avenue (EX39 2PH) in the last 12 months was 413.0 per 1,000 residents and was 223.4% higher than the Bideford North average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Avenue (EX39 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A386 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Quay —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropewalk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allhalland Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allhalland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bridgeland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allhalland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Allhalland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willet Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willet Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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