Total Crime Rate
140.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arch Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Kingsteignton East , and the 38th 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 Arch Cottages (TQ12 3HA) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 207.6% higher than the Kingsteignton East average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arch Cottages (TQ12 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakymead Park, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakford (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michaels Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oakymead Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oakymead Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moors End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Venn Orchard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakford | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Haytor Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Robers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oakymead Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakymead Park | — |
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