Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Oak Meadow area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Hartland , and the 27th highest crime rate of 213 local areas in Torridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Oak Meadow (EX22 6EX) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% higher than the Hartland average (29.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Oak Meadow (EX22 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craddock Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Oak Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A388 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craddock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oak Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A388 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A388 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A388 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A388 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A388 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A388 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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