Total Crime Rate

232.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Egret Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 15th highest crime rate of 431 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 232.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the Dawlish North East average (104.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Egret Close (EX7 0FW), the main crime hotspot is near Exeter Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Egret Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kestrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lapwing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lapwing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Secmaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kestrel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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