Total Crime Rate
792.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
241.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albany Street 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 Albany Street (TQ12 2TX) 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 Albany Street (TQ12 2TX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Cottages | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kings Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopkins Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hopkins Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hopkins Lane | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hopkins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hopkins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopkins Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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