Crime in Torridge
Recorded crime in Torridge is 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 35%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
69,841 residents in 38 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Safety in the world
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 4.2/10Weak
- 5-year change
- +35%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 35% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Torridge, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.5× the England and Wales average. 39 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 75% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 75% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 12 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 1.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 19.0 |
| Drugs | 1.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 3.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.4 |
| Public order | 2.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 2.8 |
What crimes are recorded in Torridge
55.3 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in the Northern Devon partnership area in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Figures for the Northern Devon community safety partnership, which covers North Devon and Torridge.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 87 | 0.51 | Up 7% |
| Cars broken into | 90 | 0.53 | Up 88% |
| Vehicle tampering | 11 | 0.06 | Down 21% |
| Vandalism to homes | 198 | 1.2 | Up 4% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 102 | 0.60 | Down 30% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 264 | 1.5 | Down 16% |
| Arson | 25 | 0.15 | Down 47% |
| Burglary of homes | 140 | 0.82 | Down 6% |
| Burglary of businesses | 132 | 0.77 | Down 8% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 49 | 0.29 | Up 11% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 62 | 0.36 | Up 17% |
| Robbery of people | 44 | 0.26 | Up 91% |
| Robbery of businesses | 24 | 0.14 | - |
| Violence with injury | 1,015 | 5.9 | Down 16% |
| Violence without injury | 1,629 | 9.5 | Down 8% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,575 | 9.2 | Up 27% |
| Sexual offences | 557 | 3.3 | About the same |
| Shoplifting | 938 | 5.5 | Up 5% |
| Bicycle theft | 58 | 0.34 | Up 49% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 53 | 0.31 | Down 5% |
| Drug dealing | 64 | 0.37 | Down 54% |
| Drug possession | 178 | 1.0 | Down 20% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Devon and Cornwall Police area: 862 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (876 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Torridge.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Torridge, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,663 | 5% | 6% | 73% | 9% | 7% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 387 | 3% | 6% | 40% | 48% | 3% |
| Other theft | 272 | 1% | 1% | 42% | 51% | 5% |
| Public order | 254 | 6% | 7% | 65% | 16% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 200 | 9% | 5% | 53% | 34% | 0% |
| Drugs | 112 | 13% | 40% | 22% | 13% | 11% |
| Burglary | 106 | 4% | 2% | 21% | 69% | 5% |
| Other crime | 86 | 7% | 12% | 58% | 8% | 15% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Torridge
Postcode districts in Torridge
Questions about crime in Torridge
- Is Torridge a safe place to live?
- Torridge scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Torridge?
- Up 35% over 5 years, from 2,518 recorded crimes a year to 3,409.
- What is the most common crime in Torridge?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 19 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Torridge?
- In Torridge, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 23% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Torridge?
- Of 106 burglaries reported in Torridge between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 69% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Torridge?
- In the Northern Devon community safety partnership (North Devon and Torridge), the police recorded 87 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.5 per 1,000 residents, up 7% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Torridge?
- 564 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in the Northern Devon community safety partnership (North Devon and Torridge) in 2025/26, 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Torridge last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in the Northern Devon community safety partnership (North Devon and Torridge) in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.