Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mill Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 36th 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 Mill Lane (TQ14 9BB) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (TQ14 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Kingsdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coleman Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fraser Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartwright Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartwright Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmeadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmeadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broadmeadow View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Broadmeadow View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fourth Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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