Total Crime Rate

476.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 476.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Public order 56.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.1 10/10
  • Drugs 42.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Arcade area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Arcade (EX20 1EX) in the last 12 months was 476.6 per 1,000 residents and was 500.4% higher than the Okehampton North average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 172.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Arcade (EX20 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Arcade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jacob'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Castleford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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