Total Crime Rate
220.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belle Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 9th highest crime rate of 262 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 Belle Court (EX17 3LE) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.6% higher than the Crediton Boniface average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 246.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belle Court (EX17 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landscore Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Landscore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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