Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 243.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Other theft 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mere Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 21st highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mere Lane (TQ14 8TA) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 168.6% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Lane (TQ14 8TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Den Promenade, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Brook Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mere Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bickford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnpark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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