Postcode district · Buckfastleigh
Crime in TQ11
How much crime is recorded in TQ11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 6,932 (2024)
How safe is TQ11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ11, 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
TQ11National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.