Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Main Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dawlish South West , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (EX6 8BY) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (EX6 8BY), the main crime hotspot is near Milletts Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Stile —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milletts Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milletts Close —
Sep 2025Public order Milletts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Stile —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crockwells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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