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Crime in TQ12 2

How much crime is recorded in TQ12 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Teignbridge
Region
South West
Population
14,815 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ12 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ12 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

TQ12 2National
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting9.78.4
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.54.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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