Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,971 in Devon, South West.
Crediton grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 43% of UK towns, and #18 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 27% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is safety (C−): 39.3 violent and sexual offences and 12.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 17%. The median home sold for £260,000 in the last three years, 5 times what households in the Mid Devon council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 2 things Crediton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Crediton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 186 buildings inside Crediton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1800.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crediton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 44%, below Devon’s towns (51%) and close to England’s towns (45%). 3.2% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward's Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 403 | C+ |
| Queen Elizabeth'sLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,096 | B |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Crediton’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, above both Devon’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Crediton has 233 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Crediton’s listed buildings include Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence came to 39.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Devon’s towns (21.4) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 686 crimes inside Crediton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 66 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Crediton records more crime per resident than 83% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
That puts Crediton below both Devon’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Over-65s are 24% of the population. Crediton has a median age of 45.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Crediton | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
On this, Crediton is below both Devon’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Crediton is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 8.4 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Crediton | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Half the homes sold went for more than £260K, below both Devon’s towns (£308K) and England’s towns (£308K).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £378,750 | 96 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 78 |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 114 |
| Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | 35 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
186 listed buildings in Crediton, 1 of them Grade I.
Parish Church of the Holy Cross: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 11, Union Road: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · 4, Union Terrace: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · Spurways Almshouses: Photo: Alan Parr · CC BY-SA 4.0
15 notable people were born in Crediton.
Saint Boniface: Cornelis Bloemaert, Public domain · Saint Walpurga: Master of Messkirch, Public domain · Redvers Buller: Whates, Harry Richard, Public domain · Roger Knapman: Euro Realist Newsletter, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crediton | 7,971 | — | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Copplestone | 1,475 | 4.2 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Morchard Bishop | 1,041 | 5.9 | — | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Bow | 1,122 | 7 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 7.9 | — | B | A | A− |
| Exeter | 126,181 | 7.9 | C | C− | D | C+ |
| Witheridge | 1,306 | 8.8 | — | C | C− | B |
| West Clyst | 2,683 | 9 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
Copplestone, Morchard Bishop, Bow, Silverton and Witheridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of the Holy Cross.
Band D council tax in Crediton is £2,738 for 2026–27, more than in 98% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Police recorded 686 crimes inside Crediton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 47% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Town in Devon, England
Crediton is a built-up area of 7,971 people, in the Mid Devon council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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