Crime Rates at Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0NU

Exeter Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 24th 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 Exeter Road (EX7 0NU) in the last 12 months was 182.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 153.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Road (EX7 0NU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.