Crime Rate in Chudleigh, ward

Chudleigh has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Teignbridge district and the 1748th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 246th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chudleigh in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Teignbridge district average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chudleigh’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chudleigh ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Foundry Court. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.