Total Crime Rate

253.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 253.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.1 8/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Kingsdown Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 13th 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 Lower Kingsdown Road (TQ14 9AP) in the last 12 months was 253.6 per 1,000 residents and was 260.7% higher than the Teignmouth Central average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Kingsdown Road (TQ14 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lower Kingsdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmeadow View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Inverteign Heights Under investigation
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Data Sources

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