Crime

Crime in Mid Devon by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

1,375crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Culmstocklowest rate3.4 per 1,000 a year

24.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Cullompton (-6%), Crediton (-2%) and Tiverton (17%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	TivertonEX16 · 22,289 residents	102.3	▲ 17%	violence
2	CreditonEX17 · 8,077 residents	96.6	▼ 2%	violence
3	CullomptonEX15 · 11,762 residents	70.4	▼ 6%	violence
4	BradninchEX5 · 2,004 residents	67.9	▲ 36%	violence
5	WillandEX15 · 3,476 residents	66.7	▲ 14%	violence
6	HemyockEX15 · 2,006 residents	55.8	▲ 133%	violence
7	UffculmeEX15 · 2,455 residents	47.3	▼ 3%	violence
8	SilvertonEX5 · 1,908 residents	33.5	▲ 33%	violence
9	BowEX17 · 1,807 residents	28.8	–	violence
10	Sampford PeverellEX16 · 1,769 residents	24.9	▼ 15%	violence
11	LapfordEX17 · 1,758 residents	22.8	▼ 33%	violence
12	BamptonEX16 · 2,167 residents	22.2	0%	violence
13	CopplestoneEX17 · 2,560 residents	15.6	–	violence
14	HalbertonEX16 · 2,334 residents	12	–	criminal damage
15	Morchard BishopEX17 · 1,870 residents	10.7	–	theft
16	Holcombe RogusTA21 · 1,551 residents	7.7	–	criminal damage
17	Newton St CyresEX5 · 1,587 residents	7.6	–	criminal damage
18	ThorvertonEX5 · 1,656 residents	7.2	–	other crime
19	Cheriton FitzpaineEX17 · 1,736 residents	4.6	–	theft
20	CulmstockEX15 · 2,319 residents	3.4	–	burglary

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Mid Devon have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Culmstock, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Thorverton, Newton St Cyres and Holcombe Rogus.

Which areas of Mid Devon have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Tiverton, Crediton, Cullompton, Bradninch and Willand.

Is crime going up or down in Mid Devon?

Across Mid Devon, 1,375 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.