Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamilton Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dawlish South West , and the 147th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Grove (EX6 8EW) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Dawlish South West average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Grove (EX6 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Courtenay Terrace, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hamilton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Generals Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Generals Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sercombes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Generals Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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