Bow, Lapford & Yeoford
Middle areaWest Mid Devon. 6,608 people in 164 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford at a rate of 31.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Mid Devon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 113 |
| Other crime | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bow, Lapford & Yeoford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bow, Lapford & Yeoford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford at a rate of 31.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Mid Devon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (113), other crime (39) and criminal damage and arson (19).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Mid Devon
These figures are published for the whole of Mid Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mid Devon and not Bow, Lapford & Yeoford alone. See Mid Devon
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford was £345,000 in 2025.
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford had 6,500 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bow, Lapford & Yeoford, 48.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.