Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spurge Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ambrook , and the 76th 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 Spurge Road (TQ12 1UB) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 185.5% higher than the Ambrook average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ).

In the area around Spurge Road (TQ12 1UB), 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 Spurge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highweek Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Powderham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highweek Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powderham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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