Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Primrose Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ambrook , and the 189th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Drive (TQ12 1GF) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Ambrook average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ).

In the area around Primrose Drive (TQ12 1GF), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bugle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bugle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chercombe Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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