Total Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 26th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Place (TQ12 2EX) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Place (TQ12 2EX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Oak Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtenay Park Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Road —
Apr 2026Public order Kings Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hameldown Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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