Bideford South
WardNorth east Torridge. About 3,901 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Bideford South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Bideford South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bideford South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bideford South at a rate of 48.7 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, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bideford South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (61), anti-social behaviour (11) and criminal damage and arson (11).
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 ward, so they describe all of Torridge and not Bideford South alone. See Torridge
Bideford South in brief
Bideford South had 3,848 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Bideford South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bideford South, 83.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Bideford South, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.