Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clovelly Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bideford East , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clovelly Road (EX39 3DF) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clovelly Road (EX39 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Geneva Place, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Geneva Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Geneva Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rowe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
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