01/09/2026
What has been happening in your area?
During the month of August 2026, officers in the Barnstaple area responded to 530 logs.
This number does not include the incidents where Barnstaple Officers have been needed to assist in neighbouring areas.
This number is DOWN 13.3% from the same period in 2025, which equates to 81 fewer reports.
These 530 logs include, but not limited to:
84 Concern for Welfare
48 Domestic related
31 Missing Persons
43 Reports of Violence
7 Animal/Wildlife Reports
6 Criminal Damage
45 ASB
76 Highway disruptions/Road Offences (Not including speeding or RTC)
18 RTC
2 Sudden Death
134 people were arrested during this time and detained at Barnstaple Police Station Custody Centre.
A large proportion of police incidents are not crime related. Of those which were, some investigations can be progressed through out of court disposals such as Community Resolution, Individuals being reported, or by voluntary interview.
As well as responding to the 530 logs, officers also worked on file building for court, taking witness and victim statements, foot, and vehicle patrols, booking in evidence, surveillance, executing warrants, attending court, attending training courses and inputting intelligence onto the system.
