Boscawen vs Instow, Fremington & Bickington

Boscawen has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,450 crimes in the last 12 months. Instow, Fremington & Bickington has a safety score of 90/100 (Very Safe) with 1 crimes. Instow, Fremington & Bickington scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Boscawen shows a year-on-year crime trend of +18.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Instow, Fremington & Bickington shows -50% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Boscawen, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (524 incidents). In Instow, Fremington & Bickington, it is Violent Crime (1 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Boscawen recorded 345 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Instow, Fremington & Bickington 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 Boscawen totalled 524 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1 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, Boscawen recorded 1,226 crimes (now 1,450, a change of +18.3%). Instow, Fremington & Bickington recorded 2 crimes previously (now 1, -50%).

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. Boscawen has a resolution rate of 16.3% and Instow, Fremington & Bickington has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Boscawen 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 Boscawen and Instow, Fremington & Bickington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.