Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

St Lawrence Green area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Crediton Boniface , and the 66th 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 St Lawrence Green (EX17 3LH) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lawrence Green (EX17 3LH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Lawrence Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Boniface Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waresfoot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Landscore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive
Sep 2025Drugs St Lawrence'S Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiddicott Under investigation

Data Sources

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