Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Grove Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove Drive (EX7 0EU) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove Drive (EX7 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Celtic Fields. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatehouse Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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