Crime Rates at Tarka Close, Okehampton, EX20 1TY

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.