Crime Rates at Mount Raleigh Avenue, Bideford, EX39 3NR

Mount Raleigh Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Appledore , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 211 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 Mount Raleigh Avenue (EX39 3NR) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Appledore average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Raleigh Avenue (EX39 3NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilltop Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fordlands Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.