Total Crime Rate

55.2 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 55.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Castle Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 52nd 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 Castle Lane (EX20 1JA) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Lane (EX20 1JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Glen, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castleford Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharp Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharp Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B3260 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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