Okehampton Town vs Wellswood

Okehampton Town has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) and recorded 568 crimes in the last 12 months. Wellswood has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 896 crimes. Okehampton Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Okehampton Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wellswood shows +11% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Okehampton Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (276 incidents). In Wellswood, it is Violent Crime (409 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Okehampton Town recorded 72 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wellswood recorded 122. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Okehampton Town totalled 276 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 409 in Wellswood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Okehampton Town recorded 576 crimes (now 568, a change of -1.4%). Wellswood recorded 807 crimes previously (now 896, +11%).

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. Okehampton Town has a resolution rate of 27.7% and Wellswood has 10.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Okehampton Town falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Wellswood 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 Okehampton Town and Wellswood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.