Total Crime Rate

451.6 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 451.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dawlish Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 5th 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 Dawlish Road (TQ14 8TE) in the last 12 months was 451.6 per 1,000 residents and was 398.4% higher than the Teignmouth Central average (90.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 207.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawlish Road (TQ14 8TE), 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 Dawlish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences French Street 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 Barnpark Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bickford Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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