Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckleigh Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Appledore , and the 37th highest crime rate of 211 local areas in Torridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckleigh Road (EX39 3PU) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckleigh Road (EX39 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Graham Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Channer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanwell Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stanwell Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanwell Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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