Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Colway Lane area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bovey , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 431 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 Colway Lane (TQ13 0LA) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 190.6% higher than the Bovey average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colway Lane (TQ13 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colway Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colway Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colway Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kits Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstream Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstream Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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