Total Crime Rate

748.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

275.9 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 748.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 275.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 227.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.7 10/10
  • Public order 58.6 10/10
  • Other theft 44.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
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

Bank End area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford North , and the highest crime rate of 213 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 Bank End (EX39 2QS) in the last 12 months was 748.3 per 1,000 residents and was 497.1% higher than the Bideford North average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 275.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank End (EX39 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chircombe Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bank End area

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Data Sources

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