Crediton Town vs Okehampton Town

Crediton Town has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) and recorded 715 crimes in the last 12 months. Okehampton Town has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) with 568 crimes. Okehampton Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Crediton Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Okehampton Town shows -1.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Crediton Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (302 incidents). In Okehampton Town, it is Violent Crime (276 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Crediton Town recorded 80 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Okehampton Town recorded 72. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Crediton Town totalled 302 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 276 in Okehampton Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Crediton Town recorded 659 crimes (now 715, a change of +8.5%). Okehampton Town recorded 576 crimes previously (now 568, -1.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Crediton Town has a resolution rate of 20.7% and Okehampton Town has 27.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Crediton Town falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Okehampton Town is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Crediton Town and Okehampton Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.