Total Crime Rate
193.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Park area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Hartland , and the 8th highest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Park (EX22 7QS) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 549.1% higher than the Hartland average (29.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Park (EX22 7QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collacott Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tuckers Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tuckers Park | Under investigation |
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