Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Boyds Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 106th highest 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 Boyds Drive (TQ14 8PU) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Teignmouth Central average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyds Drive (TQ14 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 23 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 Boyds Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shute Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Den Promenade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Brimley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Brimley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Brook Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mere Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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