Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • 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

Moyses Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 24th highest crime rate of 177 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 Moyses Lane (EX20 1JS) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moyses Lane (EX20 1JS), 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 Moyses Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob'S Pool —
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Data Sources

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