Total Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bishop Wilfrid Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bishop Wilfrid Road (TQ14 9BN) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower than the Teignmouth Central average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishop Wilfrid Road (TQ14 9BN), the main crime hotspot is near Fourth Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunting Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Inverteign Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartwright Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadmeadow View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coombe Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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