Crime Rates at Old Gatehouse Road, Dawlish, EX7 0DG

Old Gatehouse Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 49th 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 Old Gatehouse Road (EX7 0DG) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Gatehouse Road (EX7 0DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celtic Fields (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.