Total Crime Rate
171.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadlands area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bideford East , and the 14th 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 Broadlands (EX39 4PH) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 115.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadlands (EX39 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Alverdiscott Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 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 | Alverdiscott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mines Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alverdiscott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverdiscott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleavewood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mines Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tennacott Heights | Under investigation |
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