Total Crime Rate
160.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gordon Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Mid Devon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Terrace (EX17 3EB) in the last 12 months was 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 105.3% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gordon Terrace (EX17 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Spinning Path Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crediton Boniface| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spinning Path Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockles Rise | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowden Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spinning Path Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinning Path Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cockles Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cockles Rise | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cockles Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Union Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cockles Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butt Parks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butt Parks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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