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

Knowles Hill Road 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 Knowles Hill Road (TQ12 2PH) 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 Knowles Hill Road (TQ12 2PH), 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 Knowles Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopkins Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hopkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopkins Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
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 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 Hopkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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