Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 55.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lake Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 148th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lake Avenue (TQ14 9LL) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Avenue (TQ14 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grenville Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raleigh Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lake Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Coombe Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coombe Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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