Total Crime Rate

706.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 706.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.2 10/10
  • Other theft 41.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawn Hill area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 2nd 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 Lawn Hill (EX7 9HQ) in the last 12 months was 706.4 per 1,000 residents and was 612.1% 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 Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 183.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawn Hill (EX7 9HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celtic Fields (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawn Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brookdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookdale Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piermont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawn Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerland Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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