Bideford West vs Instow, Fremington & Bickington

Bideford West has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,289 crimes in the last 12 months. Instow, Fremington & Bickington has a safety score of 77/100 (Safe) with 290 crimes. Instow, Fremington & Bickington scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bideford West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Instow, Fremington & Bickington shows +0.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bideford West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (490 incidents). In Instow, Fremington & Bickington, it is Violent Crime (142 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bideford West recorded 247 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Instow, Fremington & Bickington recorded 39. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bideford West totalled 490 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 142 in Instow, Fremington & Bickington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bideford West recorded 1,393 crimes (now 1,289, a change of -7.5%). Instow, Fremington & Bickington recorded 288 crimes previously (now 290, +0.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bideford West has a resolution rate of 16.8% and Instow, Fremington & Bickington has 10%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bideford West falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Instow, Fremington & Bickington is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bideford West and Instow, Fremington & Bickington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.