Crime Rates at Auction Way, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5TP

Auction Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford South , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Auction Way (EX39 5TP) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Bideford South average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Auction Way (EX39 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Town Meadows, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.