Postcode · Crediton
Crime in EX17 1BR
How much crime is recorded in EX17 1BR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St Cyres
- Council
- Mid Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,641 (2024)
EX17 1BRCrediton
How safe is EX17 1BR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX17 1BR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EX17 1BRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Other theft5.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Shoplifting0.28.4
Burglary0.09.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.