# Great Torrington Security Services, Devon | Go Security > Torrington Rural police are tackling persistent anti-social behaviour, drugs and organised crime. Patrols, CCTV towers and guarding in Torridge. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-great-torrington.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Great Torrington, Devon # Security Services in Great Torrington Devon & Cornwall Police's Torrington Rural team has named severe and persistent anti-social behaviour, and drugs and organised crime, as its priorities for Great Torrington. Our patrols, cameras and guards help local businesses respond to both. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote ✓ SIA-Licensed Officers✓ 24/7 Control Room✓ 100% PAYE Workforce✓ BS 7858 Vetted Trusted Protection in Great Torrington ## Responding to Great Torrington's police priorities Great Torrington is a Devon town whose neighbourhood police team has set out three priorities: community engagement, persistent anti-social behaviour and drugs and organised crime. For a shop, pub or industrial unit, that translates into practical steps. Monitored CCTV gives evidence the police can use, patrol visits deter loitering around closed premises, and a written incident log builds the record needed to deal with repeat problems. - Police tackling persistent anti-social behaviour - Agriculture at 33.4% of Torridge firms - Dartington Crystal and Hatchmoor Industrial Estate nearby - Bideford 5 miles away Get a Quote [View Great Torrington on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Great%20Torrington%2C%20Devon) Great Torrington Business Profile ## Torridge's farming-led economy Torridge has 3,700 registered businesses, and 1,235 of them are in agriculture. That is 33.4% of all firms, more than seven times the 4.5% British share. Construction follows with 515 and professional services with 300. Farm machinery, fuel and livestock buildings spread across open countryside are best covered by rural mobile patrols and solar CCTV towers with remote monitoring. The motor trade, at 3.6% against 3.0% nationally, adds garages that benefit from forecourt cameras and overnight patrols. All officers we place are SIA-licensed, vetted to BS 7858 and paid through PAYE. Each patrol visit is recorded by GPS book-on, and our 24/7 control room receives alarm activations and coordinates the response. 3,700 Registered businesses in Torridge 8 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Industry and services near Great Torrington - **Industrial & business parks:** Hatchmoor Industrial Estate, Week Farm Solar Park, Dartington Crystal and Deep Moor Gas to Energy - **Hospitals:** Torrington Community Hospital ### Venues & Martyn's Law The Plough Arts Centre is the named venue within 5km. If an event there or elsewhere expects 200 or more people, it will come within Martyn's Law when the Act begins, and our event security staff can help organisers get ready. [What Martyn's Law means for venues](https://gosecurity.uk/blog-martyns-law.html). Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated October 2026. Security Requirements in Great Torrington ## Industry in a rural setting Within 5km of the town are Hatchmoor Industrial Estate, Dartington Crystal, Week Farm Solar Park, Deep Moor Gas to Energy and the Huntshaw Cross Transmitting Station. Energy and transmission sites tend to be unmanned and remote, so remote CCTV monitoring and alarm response suit them. Torrington Community Hospital and around eight pubs and bars complete a modest town centre. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Town_hall_torrington_050416.jpg) by smale, CC BY-SA 3.0 Services in Great Torrington See the services below for Great Torrington farms, factories, energy sites, shops and pubs. [Security guarding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#guards) · [Mobile patrols](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#mobile) · [Key holding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#keyholding) · [Alarm response](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#alarm) · [Event security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#event) · [K9 security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#canine) · [CCTV towers](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#tower) · [CCTV monitoring](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#monitoring) · [POD intruder alarms](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#pod) Crime & Security Data ## Great Torrington's crime record Police.uk logged 332 offences in the mile around Great Torrington during September 2025 to August 2026. More than half, 173, were violence and sexual offences. Shoplifting followed with 34, anti-social behaviour with 28, criminal damage and arson with 27 and public order with 23. The most recent quarter was 5% higher than a year earlier. Shoplifting and damage are the categories that affect businesses most directly, and both respond well to visible deterrence and good camera coverage. 332 Recorded crimes in 12 months 173 Violence & sexual offences 34 Shoplifting 28 Anti-social behaviour 27 Criminal damage & arson 23 Public order Source: [Police.uk](https://www.police.uk) open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate. Local Policing ## Torrington Rural neighbourhood team Great Torrington is policed by Devon & Cornwall Police's Torrington Rural team, which lists engagement, persistent anti-social behaviour and drugs and organised crime as priorities. Torrington Rural Devon & Cornwall Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Engagement - Tackling Severe and Persistent Antisocial Behaviour - Tackling Drugs and Organised Crime [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/area/your-area/devon-cornwall/north--west-devon/torrington-rural/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Great Torrington. Areas We Cover Near Great Torrington ## Towns we also cover Bideford is 5 miles from Great Torrington, Northam 7 miles and Barnstaple 9 miles, and all three fall within our cover. [Bideford](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bideford.html) [Northam](https://gosecurity.uk/security-northam.html) [Barnstaple](https://gosecurity.uk/security-barnstaple.html) [Hatherleigh](https://gosecurity.uk/security-hatherleigh.html) [Chulmleigh](https://gosecurity.uk/security-chulmleigh.html) [Holsworthy](https://gosecurity.uk/security-holsworthy.html) [South Molton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-south-molton.html) [Hartland](https://gosecurity.uk/security-hartland.html) [North Tawton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-north-tawton.html) [Okehampton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-okehampton.html) [Ilfracombe](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ilfracombe.html) [Bude-Stratton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bude-stratton.html) Postcodes We Cover in Great Torrington ### Great Torrington postcode coverage The 6 postcode districts nearest central Great Torrington, covering parts of Torridge, North Devon and West Devon. EX38EX39EX37EX19EX31EX32 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Great Torrington Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### How can we deal with persistent anti-social behaviour? The Torrington Rural police team lists severe and persistent anti-social behaviour as a priority. Monitored CCTV, patrol visits and detailed digital incident reports give your business evidence to share with police and deter repeat problems. ### Do you protect farms in Torridge? Yes. Agriculture makes up 33.4% of Torridge businesses, compared with 4.5% across Great Britain. Solar CCTV towers and rural mobile patrols suit farms where buildings are spread out and mains power is limited. ### Can you secure energy and industrial sites? Sites such as Week Farm Solar Park, Deep Moor Gas to Energy and Hatchmoor Industrial Estate are within 5km. We provide remote CCTV monitoring, alarm response and static guarding. ### What crime is recorded near Great Torrington? Police.uk recorded 332 offences within a mile over 12 months, including 34 shoplifting offences and 27 cases of criminal damage and arson. The latest three months were 5% higher than a year before. ### Which nearby towns do you serve? We cover Bideford at 5 miles, Northam at 7 miles, Barnstaple at 9 miles and Hatherleigh at 10 miles, as well as Chulmleigh at 13 miles. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Great Torrington Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day. - SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted officers on PAYE - 24/7 control room for urgent cover - Prefer to talk? Call [0800 471 4792](tel:+448004714792), day or night ## Protect your Great Torrington business Call 0800 471 4792 for a quote, or book our free £250 on-site security audit for your Great Torrington premises. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote --- Go Security Ltd, Unit 2K1, Hastingwood Business Park, Wood Lane, Birmingham B24 9QR. Tel 0800 471 4792 (24/7 control room). Email control@gosecurity.uk. Registered in England & Wales no. 11722692. ICO registration ZB604756.