Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Headborough Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh , and the 196th highest crime rate of 430 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 Headborough Road (TQ13 7QP) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headborough Road (TQ13 7QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westabrook Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnsey Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Headborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westabrook Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
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Data Sources

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