Mid Devon

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Mid Devon.

Population: 83,290
People in Employment: 37,415 (77.4%)
People Inactive: 9,565 (19.8%)
People Unemployed: 1,335 (2.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 29k
Median Salary: £25,048
Mean Salary: £27,831

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Mid Devon. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Mid Devon for 2024

Mid Devons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 622 crimes and in 2022 there were 1,880 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,258 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Trend vs previous year
Vehicle crime	52	Getting Better
Other crime	34	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	622	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	153	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	11	Getting Better
Robbery	4	Getting Better
Drugs	35	Getting Better
Burglary	61	Getting Better
Public order	128	Getting Better
Theft from the person	5	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	6	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	371	Getting Better
Shoplifting	52	Getting Better
Other theft	104	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Mid Devon

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Castle has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Mid Devon, with 10941 crimes and 402 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Cadbury has 9 crimes and 5 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Castle	148	17
Cadbury	0	0
Canonsleigh	0	0
Clare and Shuttern	0	0
Cranmore	0	0
Cullompton North	0	0
Cullompton Outer	0	0
Cullompton South	0	0
Halberton	0	0
Lawrence	0	0
Lower Culm	0	0
Lowman	0	0
Sandford and Creedy	0	0
Silverton	0	0
Taw	0	0
Taw Vale	0	0
Upper Culm	0	0
Upper Yeo	0	0
Way	0	0
Westexe	0	0
Bradninch	0	0
Boniface	0	0
Newbrooke	0	0
Yeo	0	0

Crime map for Mid Devon

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Mid Devon

The average property price in Mid Devon is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Mid Devon is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Mid Devon could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£472,567.72	£304,779.10	£243,350.31	£157,533.29
2022	£453,021.18	£291,798.04	£234,378.00	£153,006.06
2021	£399,207.34	£257,434.20	£208,763.86	£141,388.39
2020	£353,724.45	£230,315.73	£186,962.12	£131,222.86
2019	£343,906.29	£223,591.59	£181,788.59	£130,568.00
2018	£342,693.03	£222,363.39	£181,422.75	£131,870.62
2017	£327,669.73	£212,436.55	£174,114.10	£129,348.06
2016	£310,929.12	£202,223.41	£166,226.84	£120,397.60
2015	£300,684.92	£195,972.71	£161,543.68	£116,753.89
2014	£282,828.46	£184,941.77	£153,423.39	£111,116.38
2013	£280,036.11	£183,267.67	£152,317.07	£111,116.86
2012	£269,064.10	£175,872.50	£145,998.90	£108,333.57
2011	£269,797.80	£176,974.47	£146,642.35	£110,966.78
2010	£272,990.49	£180,260.89	£149,551.15	£113,762.35

Property prices over time for Mid Devon

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Mid Devon

The median salary in Mid Devon is £25,048 and the mean salary in Mid Devon is £27,831.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 29k
Median Salary: £25,048
Annual Percentage Change: 0.0%
Mean Salary: £27,831

Salary comparison between Mid Devon and South West

See how Mid Devon compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. Mid Devon ranks 15 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham	41k	£34,961	14.8%	£38,610	11.2%
Forest of Dean	24k	£30,120	27.8%	£32,813	11.4%
Bristol, City of UA	173k	£29,923	11.1%	£32,238	5.8%
North Somerset UA	74k	£29,026	16.3%	£32,491	11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA	113k	£28,830	10.8%	£31,817	8.6%
Swindon UA	89k	£28,164	3.4%	£34,161	6.8%
Wiltshire UA	177k	£28,033	12.8%	£32,009	5.2%
Bath and North East Somerset UA	71k	£27,614	14.1%	£35,345	19.5%
Stroud	42k	£27,606	9.7%	£32,948	8.7%
Cotswold	28k	£26,953	22.1%	£34,455	16.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	131k	£26,714	9.8%	£31,862	10.7%
Dorset UA	127k	£26,446	7.6%	£30,561	11.4%
South Hams	26k	£26,370	9.6%	£28,265	-2.6%
Gloucester	43k	£25,766	8.9%	£30,531	14.4%
Exeter	48k	£25,553	9.5%	£29,292	9.6%
North Devon	36k	£25,035	17.3%	£25,340	9.5%
Cornwall UA	169k	£24,510	14.9%	£27,014	13.0%
Plymouth UA	91k	£23,433	6.2%	£25,656	8.1%
Teignbridge	39k	£23,283	8.3%	£27,325	8.9%
Torbay UA	46k	£22,678	-2.6%	£25,355	1.9%
Torridge	25k	£22,300	0.0%	£24,572	4.8%
West Devon	17k	£21,639	10.7%	£23,139	1.3%
Tewkesbury	31k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Isles of Scilly	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Devon	44k	£0	0.0%	£31,403	11.8%