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What has been happening in our area?
During the month of September 2026, officers in the Ilfracombe area responded to 179 logs.
This number does not include the incidents where Ilfracombe Officers have been needed to assist in neighbouring areas.
This number is up 1.7% from the same period in 2025, which equates to 3 more reports.
These logs include, but not limited to:
26 Concern for Welfare
24 Domestic related
13 Missing Persons
22 Reports of Violence
0 Animal/Wildlife Reports
1 Criminal Damage
20 ASB
10 Highway disruptions/Road Offences (Not including speeding or RTC)
4 RTC
5 Sudden Deaths
I see a lot of people always ask about theft. The number of theft reports is 2. This includes all types of theft reports including burglaries, robberies, shoplifting, and general theft.
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 179 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.
As always, we encourage people to make reports to us and not just on social media as this cannot always be monitored. | 
