Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tavistock Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Okehampton North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Road (EX20 4LR) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Road (EX20 4LR), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Road. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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