Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Binkham Hill area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bere Ferrers , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Binkham Hill (PL20 6BE) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the Bere Ferrers average (32.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Binkham Hill (PL20 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Briar Tor. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Buckland Monachorum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Tor | Under investigation |
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