Crime in Great Torrington
Recorded crime in Great Torrington is about the Torridge average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 33%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Great Torrington: about 5,633 residents in 7 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.8/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +33%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Torridge average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Great Torrington.
Crime over 5 years
Up 33% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Great Torrington, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Torridge average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 77% of the harm here
- Burglary: 9% of the harm here
- Drugs: 3% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 77% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 13 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Torridge (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Torridge partnership area, not only Great Torrington. Figures for the Northern Devon community safety partnership, which covers North Devon and Torridge. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 87 | 0.51 | Up 7% |
| Cars broken into | 90 | 0.53 | Up 88% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 564 | 3.3 | Down 13% |
| Burglary of homes | 140 | 0.82 | Down 6% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in EX38
In EX38, the postcode district at the centre of Great Torrington, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 176 | 5% | 8% | 74% | 6% | 6% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 5% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 1.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 19.2 |
| Drugs | 1.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 2.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.0 |
| Public order | 2.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 1.7 |
Postcode districts in Great Torrington
Nearby towns
Council: Torridge
Questions about crime in Great Torrington
- Is Great Torrington a safe place to live?
- Great Torrington scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Torridge average.
- Is crime going up or down in Great Torrington?
- Up 33% over 5 years, from 212 recorded crimes a year to 283.
- What is the most common crime in Great Torrington?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 19 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Great Torrington compare with Torridge?
- Crime severity in Great Torrington is about the Torridge average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Great Torrington?
- In EX38, the postcode district at the centre of Great Torrington, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 20% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Great Torrington?
- In 2025/26, in the Northern Devon partnership area, which includes Great Torrington, the police recorded 87 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.5 per 1,000 residents, up 7% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Great Torrington?
- 564 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Northern Devon partnership area, which includes Great Torrington, 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Great Torrington last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Northern Devon partnership area, which includes Great Torrington, against 0 the year before.