Postcode · Okehampton
Crime in EX20 4LX
How much crime is recorded in EX20 4LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Okehampton
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,663 (2024)
EX20 4LXOkehampton
How safe is EX20 4LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX20 4LX 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
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 4LXNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.