Total Crime Rate

234.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 234.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oaklands Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 4th highest crime rate of 177 local areas in West Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Drive (EX20 1FN) in the last 12 months was 234.9 per 1,000 residents and was 195.4% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaklands Drive (EX20 1FN), 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 Oaklands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oaklands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob'S Pool —
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Data Sources

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