Crime Rates at Churchill Drive, Crediton, EX17 2DW

Churchill Drive 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 Churchill Drive (EX17 2DW) 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 Churchill Drive (EX17 2DW), 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.