Postcode · Crediton
Crime in EX17 2AJ
How much crime is recorded in EX17 2AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crediton
- Council
- Mid Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,635 (2024)
EX17 2AJCrediton
How safe is EX17 2AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX17 2AJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 2AJNational
Shoplifting32.98.4
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other crime4.21.5
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft3.04.5
Public order3.04.6
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.