Crime

Crime in Torridge by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

1,092crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime

High Bickingtonlowest rate2.1 per 1,000 a year

42middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Westward Ho! (-4%), Northam (-1%) and Bideford (12%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	BidefordEX39 · 22,708 residents	91.1	▲ 12%	violence
2	Great TorringtonEX38 · 5,800 residents	67.6	▲ 20%	violence
3	NorthamEX39 · 15,948 residents	65.5	▼ 1%	violence
4	HolsworthyEX22 · 4,840 residents	64.5	▲ 34%	violence
5	Westward Ho!EX39 · 11,151 residents	54.5	▼ 4%	violence
6	WinkleighEX19 · 2,190 residents	42	▲ 35%	violence
7	BradworthyEX22 · 1,675 residents	35.8	▲ 7%	violence
8	AppledoreEX39 · 7,790 residents	30.8	▼ 9%	violence
9	HartlandEX39 · 1,566 residents	30.7	–	violence
10	DoltonEX19 · 1,719 residents	18.6	–	violence
11	WoolfardisworthyEX39 · 1,632 residents	12.3	–	violence
12	High BickingtonEX37 · 1,883 residents	2.1	–	anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Torridge have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were High Bickington, Woolfardisworthy, Dolton, Hartland and Appledore.

Which areas of Torridge have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Bideford, Great Torrington, Northam, Holsworthy and Westward Ho!.

Is crime going up or down in Torridge?

Across Torridge, 1,092 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.