Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgeway Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Appledore , and the 40th highest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Court (EX39 1TP) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Appledore average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Court (EX39 1TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golf Links Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Torville Park (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Golf Links Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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