Witheridge
WardThe south east of the North Devon. About 2,531 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 79 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Witheridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Witheridge compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Witheridge safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Witheridge at a rate of 49.5 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, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Witheridge.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (66), other crime (32) and criminal damage and arson (15).
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 Witheridge alone. See North Devon
Witheridge in brief
Witheridge had 2,467 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Witheridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Witheridge, 26.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Witheridge, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.