Total Crime Rate

330.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 330.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Coombe Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 9th 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 Coombe Gardens (TQ14 9DH) in the last 12 months was 330.2 per 1,000 residents and was 369.5% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 193.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coombe Gardens (TQ14 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Coombe Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coombe Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bitton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keatings Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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