Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Higher Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Drive (EX7 0AS) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Dawlish North East average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Drive (EX7 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Broom Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Broom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broom Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carhaix Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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