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@Irishane
Every time something goes wrong on my bike I think the frame has cracked!
First make sure everything on your bike is nice and clean. Tension your chain and lube as necessary. Then tighten everything that has a thread; pedals, crank arms, bash guard, chainring, bottom bracket cups, saddle clamp, headset, stem clamps, brake levers, brake arms, brake pads, valve caps, cones, wheel nuts, EVERYTHING. Now give your crank arm a rattle, if the axle wobbles through to the other crank your bb probably isn't gone. Spin your pedals forwards and backwards, does your freewheel sound ok?
If your crank isn't wobbling and freewheel seems ok then take your bike for a spin and note when the creaking happens. Try peddling in and out of the saddle and see does that change anything. Brake sharply, try freewheeling, turning tight circles, then lifting the front wheel while rolling in a straight line and hopping the rear a little bit and see does it creak. Assess the health of your parts then start to think about your frame!