Total Crime Rate
196.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Honey Close 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 Honey Close (EX39 4FS) 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 Honey Close (EX39 4FS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watkins Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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