Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 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 102.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Drake Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 58th 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 Drake Road (TQ12 4HW) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Road (TQ12 4HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margaret Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jellicoe Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Drake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chichester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carew Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carew Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jellicoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jellicoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aluric Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carew Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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