Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fore Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford South , and the 71st 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 Fore Street (EX39 6BE) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Bideford South average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fore Street (EX39 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Greenwoods, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gifford Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gifford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Greenwoods | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Greenwoods | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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