Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 262 local areas in Mid Devon .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (EX17 3AA) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Street (EX17 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlotte Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulda Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winswood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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