Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brimley Drive 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 Brimley Drive (TQ14 8LE) 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 Brimley Drive (TQ14 8LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Brimley Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brimley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Brimley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Brimley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shute Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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