Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clovelly Road Industrial Estate area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bideford East , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clovelly Road Industrial Estate (EX39 3FH) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Bideford East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clovelly Road Industrial Estate (EX39 3FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scratchface Lane, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adams Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scratchface Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adams Court | Under investigation |
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