Postcode district · Crediton
Crime in EX17
How much crime is recorded in EX17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mid Devon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 37,003 (2024)
EX17Postcode district · Crediton
How safe is EX17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in EX17, 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
EX17National
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.