Total Crime Rate
111.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fore Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 56th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fore Street (TQ12 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (89.5 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fore Street (TQ12 5HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buckland & Milber| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daccombe Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fore Street | Under investigation |
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