Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 83.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rose Cottages area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dawlish South West , and the 86th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Cottages (EX6 8PH) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Cottages (EX6 8PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heywood Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rose Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sercombes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staplake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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