Crediton
Middle areaSouth west Mid Devon. 8,294 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Crediton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Crediton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crediton at a rate of 91.9 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 | 329 |
| Other crime | 124 |
| Shoplifting | 117 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Crediton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Crediton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crediton at a rate of 91.9 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, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Crediton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (329), other crime (124) and shoplifting (117).
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 Crediton alone. See Mid Devon
Crediton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Crediton was £259,000 in 2025.
Crediton had 8,077 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Crediton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Crediton, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.