Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Steppes Meadow area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ambrook , and the 57th highest crime rate of 431 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 Steppes Meadow (TQ12 1LP) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.5% higher than the Ambrook average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steppes Meadow (TQ12 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowside, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sophia Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Steppes Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steppes Meadow —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steppes Meadow —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownhills Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hunterswell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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