Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh , and the 41st highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (TQ11 0BD) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 109.4% higher than the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (TQ11 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebelands, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Sep 2025Other crime Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glebelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jordan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jordan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation

Data Sources

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