Barnstaple Forches vs Lipson & Laira

Barnstaple Forches has a safety score of 20/100 (High Crime) and recorded 644 crimes in the last 12 months. Lipson & Laira has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,173 crimes. Barnstaple Forches scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnstaple Forches shows a year-on-year crime trend of +225.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Lipson & Laira shows -8.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnstaple Forches, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (255 incidents). In Lipson & Laira, it is Violent Crime (1,420 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnstaple Forches recorded 86 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lipson & Laira recorded 398. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barnstaple Forches totalled 255 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,420 in Lipson & Laira. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barnstaple Forches recorded 198 crimes (now 644, a change of +225.3%). Lipson & Laira recorded 3,469 crimes previously (now 3,173, -8.5%).

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. Barnstaple Forches has a resolution rate of 16.1% and Lipson & Laira has 17.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnstaple Forches falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Lipson & Laira 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 Barnstaple Forches and Lipson & Laira. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.