Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boyds Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 430 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 Boyds Drive (TQ14 8PU) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Teignmouth Central average (90.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyds Drive (TQ14 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Den Promenade, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Brimley Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boyds Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higher Brimley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Brimley Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnpark Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnpark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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