Total Crime Rate

223.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.1 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 223.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 4th highest crime rate of 178 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 Church Street (EX20 1JF) in the last 12 months was 223.7 per 1,000 residents and was 181.8% higher than the Okehampton North average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (EX20 1JF), 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 Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jacob'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Castleford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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