Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Arch 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.

Crime Over Time in Arch Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margaret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakymead Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakymead Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moors End Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Venn Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haytor Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Robers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakymead Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakymead Park

Data Sources

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