Total Crime Rate
149.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dawlish Business Park area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 35th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dawlish Business Park (EX7 0NH) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dawlish Business Park (EX7 0NH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Secmaton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Week Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kestrel Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kestrel Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Exeter Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Little Week Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Week Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairlea Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairlea Close | Under investigation |
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