Total Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaklands Park 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 Oaklands Park (EX20 1LN) 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 Oaklands Park (EX20 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | School Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | School Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | School Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | School Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | School Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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