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Crediton Lawrence

Ward

South west Mid Devon. About 3,677 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Crediton Lawrence live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,801
Joint 1,764th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Crediton Lawrence compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Crediton LawrenceMiddle
Population22 wards, Mid Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 894 to 6,932. The middle area is 3,851. Crediton Lawrence is 3,801.
3,80110th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Mid Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Crediton Lawrence is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Mid Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Mid Devon22 areas from 17.3% to 94.8%. The middle area is 71.9%. Crediton Lawrence is 94.4%.
94.4%2nd highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Mid Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Mid Devon21 areas from 1.1% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.3%. Crediton Lawrence is 3.1%.
3.1%5th highest

Is Crediton Lawrence safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crediton Lawrence at a rate of 97.9 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, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Crediton Lawrence.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (154), shoplifting (87) and other crime (51).

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 ward, so they describe all of Mid Devon and not Crediton Lawrence alone. See Mid Devon

Average house price
£281,450
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,994
123rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.0
Joint 148th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Crediton Lawrence in brief

Crediton Lawrence had 3,801 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Crediton Lawrence live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Crediton Lawrence, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Crediton Lawrence, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.