Wellswood vs Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural

Wellswood has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 896 crimes in the last 12 months. Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural has a safety score of 85/100 (Very Safe) with 0 crimes. Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wellswood shows a year-on-year crime trend of +11% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural shows 0% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wellswood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (409 incidents). In Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural, it is miscellaneous (0 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wellswood recorded 122 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural 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 Wellswood totalled 409 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 0 in Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wellswood recorded 807 crimes (now 896, a change of +11%). Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural recorded 0 crimes previously (now 0, 0%).

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. Wellswood has a resolution rate of 10.5% and Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wellswood falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural 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 Wellswood and Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.