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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EX31: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EX31 recorded 119 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.34 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 14.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring30.16 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment119 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 14.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

119
trending_down -25.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

30.16per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

1,192

Within EX31 district

Torridge

50,926

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Hospital Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 1
5
Heanton Hill Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Station Road Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 5
5
Supermarket Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Shoplifting: 2
4
Roborough Road Map
total: 3 Drugs: 2 Possession of weapons: 1
3
Lower Raleigh Road Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other theft: 1
3
Elmlea Avenue Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Meadow Park Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Supermarket Map
total: 3 Public order: 1 Shoplifting: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
119 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
54
45.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
14
11.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
12
10.1%
Shoplifting
11
9.2%
Other Theft
6
5.0%
Drug Offences
6
5.0%
Weapons Possession
4
3.4%
Public Order
4
3.4%
Burglary
3
2.5%
Other Crime
2
1.7%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.8%
Theft from Person
1
0.8%
Vehicle Crime
1
0.8%

Crime Analysis: EX31

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in EX31 (45.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (11.8%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in EX31 has fallen sharply — by 14.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for EX31 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -25.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -14.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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