Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 42nd 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 High Street (EX17 3LA) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Crediton Boniface average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EX17 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landscore Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Crediton Boniface

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Lawrence'S Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Landscore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Stanbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiddicott Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waresfoot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑