Crime Rates at Elder Grove, Crediton, EX17 1DE

Elder Grove area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 80th highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elder Grove (EX17 1DE) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Crediton Boniface average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Grove (EX17 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromwells Meadow (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.