Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bideford East , and the 49th 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 Southfield Road (EX39 4BY) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 ( 15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (EX39 4BY), 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 Southfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Tors —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Tors —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons 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 2025Other theft Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boards Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Tors Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mines Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sentry Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sentry Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ayres Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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