Total Crime Rate

196.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watkins Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bideford East , and the 7th 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 Watkins Way (EX39 4FP) in the last 12 months was 196.3 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the Bideford East average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 258.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watkins Way (EX39 4FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biddiblack Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watkins Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fillablack Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mines Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Mines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddiblack Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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