Postcode · Dawlish
Crime in EX7 0LJ
How much crime is recorded in EX7 0LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Teignmouth North
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,804 (2024)
EX7 0LJDawlish
How safe is EX7 0LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX7 0LJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EX7 0LJNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.42.4
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.