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

Broadlands 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 Broadlands (EX39 4PH) 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 Broadlands (EX39 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Alverdiscott Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverdiscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverdiscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverdiscott Road 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 Abbots Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbots Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Brecon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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