Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Park area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bere Ferrers , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 178 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 Cross Park (PL20 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Bere Ferrers average (32.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Park (PL20 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 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 | Cross Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
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