Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fore Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 57th highest crime rate of 177 local areas in West Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fore Street (EX20 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Okehampton North average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (EX20 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oaklands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob'S Pool —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wonnacott'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
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Data Sources

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