Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westview Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bideford East , and the 69th highest crime rate of 211 local areas in Torridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westview Avenue (EX39 4AL) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Bideford East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westview Avenue (EX39 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Biddiblack Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayres Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chudleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boards Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ayres Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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