Axminster Rural vs Barnstaple Forches

Axminster Rural has a safety score of 65/100 (Safe) and recorded 249 crimes in the last 12 months. Barnstaple Forches has a safety score of 20/100 (High Crime) with 644 crimes. Axminster Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Axminster Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Barnstaple Forches shows +225.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Axminster Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (108 incidents). In Barnstaple Forches, it is Violent Crime (255 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Axminster Rural recorded 23 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Barnstaple Forches recorded 86. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Axminster Rural totalled 108 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 255 in Barnstaple Forches. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Axminster Rural recorded 273 crimes (now 249, a change of -8.8%). Barnstaple Forches recorded 198 crimes previously (now 644, +225.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Axminster Rural has a resolution rate of 45.5% and Barnstaple Forches has 16.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Axminster Rural falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Barnstaple Forches is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Axminster Rural and Barnstaple Forches. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.