Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Copperfields area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Buckland Monachorum , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 177 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 Copperfields (PL20 7UB) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Buckland Monachorum average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Copperfields (PL20 7UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Torbridge Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shop Meadow (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buckland Monachorum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Copperfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pencreber Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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