Total Crime Rate
64.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jocelyn Mead 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 Jocelyn Mead (EX17 2EN) 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 Jocelyn Mead (EX17 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Landscore Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Murley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Landscore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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