Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dawlish South West , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 430 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 Main Road (EX6 8HU) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (EX6 8HU), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bucknill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Stile —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Stile —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milletts Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milletts Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crockwells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Quarry Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milletts Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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