Total Crime Rate

136.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 136.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bucknill Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dawlish South West , and the 41st 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 Bucknill Close (EX6 8SR) in the last 12 months was 136.3 per 1,000 residents and was 183.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucknill Close (EX6 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Milletts Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bucknill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milbury Farm Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milletts Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deepway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Milletts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milletts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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