Total Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elmscott 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Higher Gunstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allhalland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A386 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allhalland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allhalland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allhalland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allhalland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A386 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coldharbour | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allhalland Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westcombe Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Gunstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A386 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttgarden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buttgarden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Old Town | Under investigation |
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