Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brook 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 9AJ) 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 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Public order First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orchard Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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