Postcode · Torrington
Crime in EX38 8AN
How much crime is recorded in EX38 8AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Torrington
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,752 (2024)
EX38 8ANTorrington
How safe is EX38 8AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX38 8AN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
EX38 8ANNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Other theft3.24.5
Public order3.04.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.41.5
Burglary1.49.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.