Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbotsham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bideford North , and the 25th highest crime rate of 211 local areas in Torridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbotsham Road (EX39 3AB) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsham Road (EX39 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Willet Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willet Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Gunstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honestone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honestone Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honestone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grenville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Honestone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stella Maris Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ackland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honestone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Honestone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honestone Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Town Under investigation
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Data Sources

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