Total Crime Rate
99.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodway Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bovey , and the 71st 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 Woodway Street (TQ13 0JU) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% higher than the Bovey average (37.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodway Street (TQ13 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bovey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colway Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colway Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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