Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dawlish South West , and the 94th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Cottages (EX6 7UR) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% higher than the Dawlish South West average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Cottages (EX6 7UR), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Rise. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Cottages area

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Data Sources

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