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Postcode · Okehampton

Crime in EX20 1BL

How much crime is recorded in EX20 1BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Okehampton
Council
West Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,417 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EX20 1BL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX20 1BL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EX20 1BLNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary8.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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