Total Crime Rate

280.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Egret Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 14th 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 Egret Close (EX7 0FW) in the last 12 months was 280.2 per 1,000 residents and was 182.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ).

In the area around Egret Close (EX7 0FW), 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 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Egret Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunlin Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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