Winkleigh & High Bickington
Middle areaEast Torridge. 7,522 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 232 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Winkleigh & High Bickington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Winkleigh & High Bickington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Winkleigh & High Bickington at a rate of 30.3 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 | 137 |
| Other crime | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Winkleigh & High Bickington compares
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Is Winkleigh & High Bickington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Winkleigh & High Bickington at a rate of 30.3 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, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Winkleigh & High Bickington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (137), other crime (35) and criminal damage and arson (21).
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 Winkleigh & High Bickington alone. See Torridge
Winkleigh & High Bickington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Winkleigh & High Bickington was £300,000 in 2025.
Winkleigh & High Bickington had 7,305 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Winkleigh & High Bickington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Winkleigh & High Bickington, 35.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.