Total Crime Rate

792.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.0 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 792.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 197.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.6 10/10
  • Public order 51.3 10/10
  • Other theft 43.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Yeos Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 3rd 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 Yeos Cottages (TQ12 2LF) in the last 12 months was 792.3 per 1,000 residents and was 881.3% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 241.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yeos Cottages (TQ12 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Yeos Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hopkins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hopkins Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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