Crime Rate in Hartland, ward

Hartland has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Torridge district and the 838th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 105th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hartland in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Torridge district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hartland’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hartland ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.