Total Crime Rate

371.1 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 371.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 139.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hameldown Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 7th 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 Hameldown Way (TQ12 2DG) in the last 12 months was 371.1 per 1,000 residents and was 314.5% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hameldown Way (TQ12 2DG), the main crime hotspot is near Quay Terrace. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hameldown Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quay Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hameldown Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Templers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Quay Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quay Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hameldown Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quay Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quay Road —
Sep 2025Public order Forde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Johns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Johns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hameldown Way —
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Data Sources

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