April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EX32: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EX32 recorded 214 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.59 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 0.9% compared to the same period last year.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring87.24 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment214 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 0.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

214
trending_down -10.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

87.24per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,113

Within EX32 district

North Devon

32,462

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 24 Shoplifting: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 1
24
Boutport Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2
10
Park Terrace Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Mermaid Walk Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Possession of weapons: 1
4
Joy Street Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Shoplifting: 1
4
Wells Street Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Pulchrass Street Map
total: 4 Public order: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Summerland Place Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Drugs: 1
4
Acorn Grove Map
total: 4 Shoplifting: 3 Burglary: 1
4
Frankmarsh Road Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
214 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
98
45.8%
Shoplifting
36
16.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
23
10.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
15
7.0%
Public Order
13
6.1%
Drug Offences
8
3.7%
Weapons Possession
6
2.8%
Other Theft
5
2.3%
Burglary
5
2.3%
Other Crime
3
1.4%
Vehicle Crime
2
0.9%

Crime Analysis: EX32

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in EX32 (45.8%). Shoplifting (16.8%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in EX32 has risen slightly — by 0.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for EX32 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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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -10.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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