Great Torrington
Middle areaNorth east Torridge. 5,925 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Great Torrington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Great Torrington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Torrington at a rate of 56.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 54.7 per 1,000 people across Torridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 177 |
| Other crime | 57 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Great Torrington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Great Torrington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Torrington at a rate of 56.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 54.7 per 1,000 people across Torridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Great Torrington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (177), other crime (57) and shoplifting (34).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Torridge
These figures are published for the whole of Torridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Torridge and not Great Torrington alone. See Torridge
Great Torrington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Great Torrington was £227,500 in 2025.
Great Torrington had 5,801 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Great Torrington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Great Torrington, 16.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.