Crime Rate in Bideford North, ward

Bideford North has the highest crime rate of 16 wards in Torridge district and the 979th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 68th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bideford North in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 122.7% higher than the Torridge district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bideford North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 287 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 41.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 359 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bideford North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.