Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural
Population: 16,986
Policed by: Devon & Cornwall Police
Neighbourhood Picture
The following table and graphs show you crime and ASB breakdowns and trends for Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural.
| ASB | Burglary | Robbery | Vehicle | Violent | Shoplifting | CD&A | Other Theft | Drugs | Bike Theft | Theft From the Person | Weapons | Public Order | Other | Total | |
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| Feb 2024 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
| Jan 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 2022 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Sep 2022 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Aug 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Jul 2022 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70 |
| Jun 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| May 2022 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 |
| Apr 2022 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Mar 2022 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 58 |
Crime Plus ASB Breakdown for Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural
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Crime Type and ASB Charts for Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural
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In September 2011, Other Crime was divided into 6 categories - Drugs, Public Disorder & Weapons (which was later split further and so is not displayed here), Criminal Damage & Arson (CD&A), Theft - Shoplifting, Theft-Other and Other.
From May 2013, the following changes were made to the crime categories:
I) The violent crime category was renamed "violence and sexual offences"
2) A new category for "bicycle theft" was created which previously fell within "other theft"
3) A new category for "theft from the person" was created which previously fell within "other theft"
4) Public disorder and weapons were then split into two new categories; "public order" and "possession of weapons"
5) Both "other firearms offences" and "other knives offences" which were in "other crime" were moved into "possession of weapons".
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The beat areas of Northam, Appledore, Westward Ho! and Hartland encompass the rural villages around Bideford.
The North Torridge Coastal area.Â
Westward Ho! was named after a book by Charles Kingsley and is famous for its 2 miles of sandy beach where surfers enjoy the breaks and Pebble Ridge which is rebuilt each year to protect the Burrows from the sea.
The village of Appledore lies just along the coast from Westward Ho! and is also popular with tourists who visit each year to enjoy the peaceful surroundings and many festivals that are run, including annual book & music festivals.
Northam encompasses Appledore and Westward Ho! to Form the Northam Town Council, who's Chambers are located in Windmill lane Northam.
The Hartland Rural Beat Area covered by PCSO's, John McGovern and Liz Rendle is very large. It begins with the commercial side of Westward Ho! extending west to the Cornish border at Welcombe Cross encompassing Abbotsham, Horns Cross, Bucks Cross, Clovelly, Hartland and Welcombe before returning east through Meddon to Powlers Piece and then on to Buckland Brewer taking in Woolsery, Parkham, Littleham and Landcross. As the name implies it is a largely rural area with its own unique demands.
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