Total Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gloucester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 40th 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 Gloucester Road (TQ12 1AY) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (TQ12 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampton Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtenay Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kings Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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