Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walkham Cottages area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Buckland Monachorum , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 177 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 Walkham Cottages (PL20 7TN) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Buckland Monachorum average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walkham Cottages (PL20 7TN), the main crime hotspot is near Phoenix Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walkham Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Copperfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pencreber Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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