Total Crime Rate
45.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 204th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (EX7 9AE) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Street (EX7 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barton Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barton Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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