Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Tarka Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 177 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 Tarka Close (EX20 1TY) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarka Close (EX20 1TY), the main crime hotspot is near Stannary Court. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tarka Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stannary Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giblands Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turpins Plot Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stannary Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stannary Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Broadpark Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road

Data Sources

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