Postcode · Okehampton
Crime in EX20 4ND
How much crime is recorded in EX20 4ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,438 (2024)
EX20 4NDOkehampton
How safe is EX20 4ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX20 4ND area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4NDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary4.89.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% 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.