Total Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Avenue (TQ14 9HS) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Avenue (TQ14 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Teignmouth Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermosa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bickford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clampet Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Brimley Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Brimley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Higher Brimley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Speranza Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Brimley Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landscore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Buckeridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Exeter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Daimonds Lane | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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