Total Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 13.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hatherleigh Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hatherleigh Road (EX20 1JH) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatherleigh Road (EX20 1JH), 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 Hatherleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jacob'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting School Way Under investigation
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 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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