Alphington vs Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley

Alphington has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,334 crimes in the last 12 months. Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley has a safety score of 84/100 (Safe) with 20 crimes. Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Alphington shows a year-on-year crime trend of +36.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley shows -9.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Alphington, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (428 incidents). In Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley, it is Violent Crime (14 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Alphington recorded 158 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley recorded 0. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Alphington totalled 324 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 14 in Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Alphington recorded 976 crimes (now 1,334, a change of +36.7%). Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley recorded 22 crimes previously (now 20, -9.1%).

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. Alphington has a resolution rate of 29.5% and Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Alphington falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley 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 Alphington and Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.