Total Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bideford South , and the 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 This (EX39 6BY) in the last 12 months was 2.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode EX39 6BY, 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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