South Molton
WardThe south east of the North Devon. About 6,698 people in 17 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in South Molton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How South Molton compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Molton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Molton at a rate of 65.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across North Devon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Molton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (209), other crime (64) and anti-social behaviour (45).
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 North Devon
These figures are published for the whole of North Devon, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Devon and not South Molton alone. See North Devon
South Molton in brief
South Molton had 6,354 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in South Molton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Molton, 79.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In South Molton, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.