Total Crime Rate

1096.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1096.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 368.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 287.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 170.3 10/10
  • Other theft 71.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.7 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Drugs 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
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

Highweek Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highweek Street (TQ12 1TG) in the last 12 months was 1096.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1124.0% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 436.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highweek Street (TQ12 1TG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highweek Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highweek Street
Sep 2025Public order Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highweek Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highweek Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highweek Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abbotsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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