Crime Rate in Great Torrington, ward

Great Torrington has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Torridge district and the 3639th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 320th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Torrington in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Torridge district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Torrington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Torrington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.