Crime Rates at High Street, Okehampton, EX20 1JP

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 61st highest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (EX20 1JP) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EX20 1JP), 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.