Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Down View Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ambrook , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 431 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 Down View Road (TQ12 6ER) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Ambrook average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Down View Road (TQ12 6ER), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Down View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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