Total Crime Rate
193.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barn Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 18th 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 Barn Park (EX17 3JD) in the last 12 months was 193.8 per 1,000 residents and was 148.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barn Park (EX17 3JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town View (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crediton Boniface| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanbury Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanbury Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Union Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barn Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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