Crime Rates at Park Avenue, Bideford, EX39 2QH

Park Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bideford North , and the 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 Park Avenue (EX39 2QH) in the last 12 months was 648.3 per 1,000 residents and was 407.5% higher than the Bideford North average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 258.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (EX39 2QH), 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.