Crime Rates at Riverside Court, Bideford, EX39 2RZ

Riverside Court 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 Riverside Court (EX39 2RZ) 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 Riverside Court (EX39 2RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Rise, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Cleave (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.