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Crime in EX19 8

How much crime is recorded in EX19 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Torridge
Region
South West
Population
10,417 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX19 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX19 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EX19 8National
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other theft1.44.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 17% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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