Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Ashburton Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ambrook , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashburton Road (TQ12 1RX) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburton Road (TQ12 1RX), the main crime hotspot is near Broadlands Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ashburton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownhills Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Robbery Mapleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mapleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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