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

Bushell 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 Bushell Road (TQ12 1SP) 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 Bushell Road (TQ12 1SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowside, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bushell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Mapleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mapleton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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