Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 88th 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 The Drive (TQ12 5FB) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (TQ12 5FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterdale Park, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valerie Rise (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevenn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevenn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jurys Corner Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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