Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmscott Terrace area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford North , and the 90th 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 Elmscott Terrace (EX39 3HT) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Bideford North average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmscott Terrace (EX39 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allhalland Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Elmscott Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Higher Gunstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Allhalland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A386 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allhalland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allhalland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allhalland Street
Apr 2026Drugs Allhalland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allhalland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A386 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allhalland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coldharbour Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allhalland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westcombe Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Gunstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A386 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttgarden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buttgarden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Town Under investigation

Data Sources

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