Crime Rates at Union Close, Bideford, EX39 3FE

Union Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bideford East , and the 51st highest crime rate of 213 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 Union Close (EX39 3FE) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Close (EX39 3FE), 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.