Total Crime Rate

171.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bideford East , and the 12th 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 3BB) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 174.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreton Park Road (EX39 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Pridham Place. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 37 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pridham Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stucley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Estate Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pridham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pridham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pridham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pridham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pridham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pridham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pridham Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pridham Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Pridham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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