Postcode · Dawlish
Crime in EX7 9NP
How much crime is recorded in EX7 9NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dawlish North
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,796 (2024)
EX7 9NPDawlish
How safe is EX7 9NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX7 9NP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 9NPNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.01.5
Burglary0.79.1
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.