Total Crime Rate
87.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Brimley Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 79th 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 Lower Brimley Road (TQ14 8LD) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher than the Teignmouth Central average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Brimley Road (TQ14 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Brimley Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Higher Brimley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shute Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Higher Brimley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Brimley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Brimley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Livingstone Road | Under investigation |
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