Westward Ho! & Northam South
Middle areaNorth Torridge. 6,633 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Westward Ho! & Northam South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Westward Ho! & Northam South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Westward Ho! & Northam South at a rate of 53.4 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 | 187 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35 |
| Other crime | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Westward Ho! & Northam South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Westward Ho! & Northam South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Westward Ho! & Northam South at a rate of 53.4 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, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Westward Ho! & Northam South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (187), anti-social behaviour (54) and criminal damage and arson (35).
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 Westward Ho! & Northam South alone. See Torridge
Westward Ho! & Northam South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Westward Ho! & Northam South was £326,250 in 2025.
Westward Ho! & Northam South had 6,370 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Westward Ho! & Northam South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Westward Ho! & Northam South, 82.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.