The police recorded 73.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bideford from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 36.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 76.0, up from 74.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.