Crime Rates at Week Lane, Dawlish, EX7 0PJ

Week Lane 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 Week Lane (EX7 0PJ) 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 Week Lane (EX7 0PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broom Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Week Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.