Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Walnut Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dawlish South West , and the 67th highest crime rate of 430 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 Walnut Close (EX6 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 151.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Close (EX6 8SZ), 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 Walnut Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milletts Close —
Sep 2025Public order Milletts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bucknill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Quarry Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milbury Farm Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milletts Close —
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Data Sources

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