Total Crime Rate

87.4 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 87.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gammaton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bideford East , and the 38th highest crime rate of 211 local areas in Torridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gammaton Road (EX39 4DF) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gammaton Road (EX39 4DF), 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 Gammaton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sentry Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Restarick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sentry Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Goaman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goaman Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Tors Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Barton Tors Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Tors —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brecon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Tors —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mines Road —

Data Sources

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