Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pook Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pook Lane (TQ13 7BB) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh average (61.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pook Lane (TQ13 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B3352, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pippin Mews (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsbridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B3352 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roborough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3352 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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