Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 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 116.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Webster Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ambrook , and the 48th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Webster Close (TQ12 1GL) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 216.9% higher than the Ambrook average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Webster Close (TQ12 1GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Webster Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hopkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hopkins Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hopkins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopkins Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopkins Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street 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 Hopkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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