Crime Rates at Upper Crooked Meadow, Okehampton, EX20 1WW

Upper Crooked Meadow area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 28th highest crime rate of 177 local areas in West Devon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Crooked Meadow (EX20 1WW) in the last 12 months was 76.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Crooked Meadow (EX20 1WW), the main crime hotspot is near Courtenay Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.