Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westcroft Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hartland , and the 80th highest crime rate of 211 local areas in Torridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westcroft Road (EX22 6BY) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Hartland average (31.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcroft Road (EX22 6BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parsons Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mowhay (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanctuary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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