Total Crime Rate

160.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 160.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Black Swan Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 27th 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 Black Swan Road (EX7 0FQ) in the last 12 months was 160.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Swan Road (EX7 0FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kestrel Way, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exeter Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Black Swan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Week Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunlin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kestrel Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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