Total Crime Rate

185.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 185.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Merrifield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bideford East , and the 9th 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 Merrifield Road (EX39 4BX) in the last 12 months was 185.6 per 1,000 residents and was 133.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrifield Road (EX39 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Barton Tors. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merrifield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mines Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Tors Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Tors Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Tors Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Tors Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Barton Tors Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Tors —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Tors —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sentry Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ayres Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sentry Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Park Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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