What has been happening in our area?

What has been happening in your area? 

During the month of June 2026, officers in the Ilfracombe area responded to 178 logs. 

This number does not include the incidents where Ilfracombe Officers have been needed to assist in neighbouring areas.

This number is down 4.3% from the same period in 2025 including, but not limited to: 

26 Concern for Welfare

16 Domestic related

6 Missing Persons

18 Reports of Violence

0 Animal/Wildlife Reports

1 Criminal Damage

15 ASB

18 Highway disruptions/Road Offences (Not including speeding or RTC)

2 RTC

2 Sudden Deaths

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 178 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.