Total Crime Rate

848.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 848.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 307.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.8 10/10
  • Other theft 59.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Strand area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 431 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 The Strand (EX7 9PS) in the last 12 months was 848.6 per 1,000 residents and was 708.8% higher than the Dawlish North East average (104.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 197.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Strand (EX7 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Strand area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celtic Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swallows Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orchard Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Piermont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Piermont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Piermont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Piermont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Piermont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brookdale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Iddesleigh Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iddesleigh Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celtic Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celtic Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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