Total Crime Rate

278.0 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 278.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beach Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 16th 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 Beach Street (EX7 9PN) in the last 12 months was 278.0 per 1,000 residents and was 180.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Street (EX7 9PN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dawlish Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piermont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawn Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brookdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookdale Terrace

Data Sources

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