Appledore & Northam North
Middle areaNorth Torridge. 6,106 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Appledore & Northam North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Appledore & Northam North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Appledore & Northam North at a rate of 40.0 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 | 118 |
| Other crime | 46 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Appledore & Northam North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Appledore & Northam North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Appledore & Northam North at a rate of 40.0 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, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Appledore & Northam North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (118), other crime (46) and anti-social behaviour (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 Appledore & Northam North alone. See Torridge
Appledore & Northam North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Appledore & Northam North was £300,000 in 2025.
Appledore & Northam North had 5,981 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Appledore & Northam North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Appledore & Northam North, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.