Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moreton Park Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bideford East , and the 33rd 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 Moreton Park Road (EX39 3AU) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Bideford East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreton Park Road (EX39 3AU), the main crime hotspot is near Moreton Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moreton Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stucley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Drive Local resolution
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Data Sources

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