Total Crime Rate
333.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moreton Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bideford East , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 213 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 Moreton Gardens (EX39 3QU) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 318.9% higher than the Bideford East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moreton Gardens (EX39 3QU), 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlantic Park Way | — |
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