Cowick & St Thomas vs Hele

Cowick & St Thomas has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,363 crimes in the last 12 months. Hele has a safety score of 1/100 (High Crime) with 1,193 crimes. Cowick & St Thomas scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cowick & St Thomas shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hele shows +50.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cowick & St Thomas, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,112 incidents). In Hele, it is Violent Crime (549 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cowick & St Thomas recorded 476 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hele recorded 128. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cowick & St Thomas totalled 1,112 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 549 in Hele. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cowick & St Thomas recorded 3,579 crimes (now 3,363, a change of -6%). Hele recorded 791 crimes previously (now 1,193, +50.8%).

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. Cowick & St Thomas has a resolution rate of 20% and Hele has 14.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cowick & St Thomas falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Hele 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 Cowick & St Thomas and Hele. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.