Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Firleigh Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsteignton East , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Firleigh Road (TQ12 3NH) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Kingsteignton East average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Firleigh Road (TQ12 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowcroft Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furze Cap (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingsteignton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Cap | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowcroft Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowcroft Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferncombe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadowcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadowcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Firleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B3195 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B3195 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadowcroft Drive | Under investigation |
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