Postcode · Okehampton
Crime in EX20 1PN
How much crime is recorded in EX20 1PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Okehampton
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,842 (2024)
EX20 1PNOkehampton
How safe is EX20 1PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX20 1PN area, below 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 1PNNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Burglary1.99.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 106% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.