Total Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 430 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 St Johns Street (TQ12 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Buckland & Milber average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around St Johns Street (TQ12 2DQ), 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.
View Crime In Buckland & Milber| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Johns Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Johns Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quay Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quay Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quay Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Templers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marsh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hameldown Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hameldown Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hameldown Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Abbot | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Abbot | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quay Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quay Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marsh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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