Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Higher Brimley Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 171st 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 Higher Brimley Road (TQ14 8JS) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Teignmouth Central average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Brimley Road (TQ14 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Higher Brimley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clampet Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clampet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shute Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Triangle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osmond'S Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Brimley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Quay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Brimley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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