Crime in Lynton
Recorded crime in Lynton is 0.6 times the North Devon average and 0.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 37%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Lynton: about 1,104 residents in 1 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 9/10Very low crime
- Living
- 2.6/10Weak
- 5-year change
- −37%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.6×the North Devon average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Lynton.
Crime over 5 years
Down 37% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Lynton, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the North Devon average (0.4× the England and Wales average). 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
- Other theft: 10% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 8.3 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in North Devon (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole North Devon partnership area, not only Lynton. Figures for the Northern Devon community safety partnership, which covers North Devon and Torridge. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 87 | 0.51 | Up 7% |
| Cars broken into | 90 | 0.53 | Up 88% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 564 | 3.3 | Down 13% |
| Burglary of homes | 140 | 0.82 | Down 6% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 1.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 14.2 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.1 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 6.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.3 |
| Public order | 2.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 0.4 |
Postcode districts in Lynton
Nearby towns
Council: North Devon
Questions about crime in Lynton
- Is Lynton a safe place to live?
- Lynton scores 9 out of 10 for safety (very low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the North Devon average.
- Is crime going up or down in Lynton?
- Down 37% over 5 years, from 45 recorded crimes a year to 28.
- What is the most common crime in Lynton?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 14 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Lynton compare with North Devon?
- Crime severity in Lynton is 0.6 times the North Devon average.
- How many cars are stolen in Lynton?
- In 2025/26, in the Northern Devon partnership area, which includes Lynton, the police recorded 87 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.5 per 1,000 residents, up 7% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Lynton?
- 564 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Northern Devon partnership area, which includes Lynton, 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Lynton last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Northern Devon partnership area, which includes Lynton, against 0 the year before.