Total Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 148.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bank Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ambrook , and the 36th 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 Bank Street (TQ12 2JL) in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 303.3% higher than the Ambrook average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 102.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Street (TQ12 2JL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bank Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carlisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besigheim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besigheim Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pound Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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