Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peoples Park Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 81st highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peoples Park Road (EX17 2DE) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 275.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peoples Park Road (EX17 2DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landscore Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Peoples Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landscore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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