Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 75th highest crime rate of 261 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 Queens Place (EX17 3AU) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower than the Crediton Boniface average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Place (EX17 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowden Hill (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blagdon —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blagdon Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blagdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tolleys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockles Rise Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cockles Rise —
Sep 2025Drugs Cockles Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cockles Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cockles Rise Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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