South Tawton
WardThe north east of the West Devon. About 1,915 people in 51 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in South Tawton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How South Tawton compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Tawton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Tawton at a rate of 35.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 44.5 per 1,000 people across West Devon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Tawton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (27), other crime (12) and shoplifting (7).
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 West Devon
These figures are published for the whole of West Devon, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Devon and not South Tawton alone. See West Devon
South Tawton in brief
South Tawton had 1,928 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in South Tawton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Tawton, 77.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In South Tawton, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.