Crime Rate in Westward Ho!, ward

Westward Ho! has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Torridge district and the 3019th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 398th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westward Ho! in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Torridge district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westward Ho!’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westward Ho! ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Graham Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.