Total Crime Rate
219.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queen Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 18th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (TQ12 2BS) in the last 12 months was 219.0 per 1,000 residents and was 171.3% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (TQ12 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Quay Terrace. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Forde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Templers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Abbot | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Abbot | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Abbot | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hameldown Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtenay Park Road | — |
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