Crimes Committed Near Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ in October 2025
Summary
Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ is within the Barnstaple Central Town policing neighbourhood, under the Devon & Cornwall Police force area.
There were 160 crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ can be described as High.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 818 reported crimes per 1,000 people - a high level when compared with other statistical areas.
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: High
Bicycle theft: Medium
Burglary: Medium
Criminal damage and arson: Very High
Drugs: Medium
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Medium
Possession of weapons: Low
Public order: High
Robbery: Low
Shoplifting: High
Theft from the person: Low
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: High
List of Crimes Nearby
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Anti-social behaviour
These are the 23 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Bevan Road |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street |
| October 2025 | On or near Bull Court |
| October 2025 | On or near Bus/Coach Station |
| October 2025 | On or near Butchers Row |
| October 2025 | On or near Butchers Row |
| October 2025 | On or near Butchers Row |
| October 2025 | On or near Castle Street |
| October 2025 | On or near Castle Street |
| October 2025 | On or near Mermaid Walk |
| October 2025 | On or near Mill Lane |
| October 2025 | On or near North Walk |
| October 2025 | On or near North Walk |
| October 2025 | On or near Parking Area |
| October 2025 | On or near Pottington Road |
| October 2025 | On or near Pulchrass Street |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| October 2025 | On or near Summerland Street |
| October 2025 | On or near Taw Wharf |
| October 2025 | On or near The Square |
Bicycle theft
This is the 1 Bicycle theft crime recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Burglary
These are the 7 Burglary crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Higher Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Joy Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Lower Church Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Pulchrass Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Rackfield Court | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Sanderling Close | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 15 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Albert Lane | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Belmont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Brannams Square | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Joy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near North Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Pottington Road | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Reform Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Richmond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
Drugs
These are the 3 Drugs crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near North Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Offender given a caution |
Other theft
These are the 4 Other theft crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Ashleigh Crescent | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Bevan Road | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Miller Crescent | Further action is not in the public interest |
| October 2025 | On or near Richmond Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Possession of weapons
This is the 1 Possession of weapons crime recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Litchdon Street | Under investigation |
Public order
These are the 19 Public order crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Bull Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Butchers Row | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Butchers Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Butchers Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Butchers Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Cross Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Higher Church Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Mermaid Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Richmond Walk | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Summerland Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
Robbery
These are the 2 Robbery crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Shoplifting
These are the 29 Shoplifting crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Cross Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Mermaid Walk | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| October 2025 | On or near Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Trinity Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Wells Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Theft from the person
This is the 1 Theft from the person crime recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Summerland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 51 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Abbey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| October 2025 | On or near Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Bevan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Bevan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Bevan Road | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Boutport Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Butchers Row | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Carlyle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Diamond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Diamond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Joy Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Joy Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Litchdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Malletts Lane | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Malletts Lane | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Malletts Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Market Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Market Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Market Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near North Walk | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Park View Road | Offender given a caution |
| October 2025 | On or near Park View Road | Local resolution |
| October 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Queen Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Richmond Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Sunset Heights | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Taw Vale | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near The Square | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near The Square | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Vicarage Lawn | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Zephyr Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Other crime
These are the 4 Other crime crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Barnstaple, EX31 1EJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Bull Court | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Joy Street | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Mermaid Walk | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.