Postcode · Holsworthy
Crime in EX22 7AB
How much crime is recorded in EX22 7AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,585 (2024)
How safe is EX22 7AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX22 7AB area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
EX22 7ABNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary9.89.1
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime1.51.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.