Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Triangle area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dawlish South West , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Triangle (EX6 8LB) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Dawlish South West average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Triangle (EX6 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saint Annes (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kenton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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