POLICE in Teignmouth and Dawlish had a busy week dealing with a variety of incidents, including seizing weapons, arresting drink drivers and much more besides. Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood policing teams said the officers have had a varied week with a variety of incidents and tasks.
Dawlish Discussion
13 Apr 2026 09:47
15 Apr 2026 13:31
So just doing what they are supposed to do as part of their normal duties obviously nothing to praise them for, in my opinion. A few cops on the beat rather than whizzing past in their cars and vans would stop a lot of crime before it even happens again in my opinion.
https://crimerate.co.uk/devon/dawlish
Dawlish is among the top 5 most dangerous small towns in Devon, and is the 42nd most dangerous overall out of Devon's 403 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Dawlish in 2026 is 69 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Devon's overall crime rate, coming in 12% higher than the Devon rate of 61 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Dawlish is the 230th most dangerous small town, and the 1,860th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In May 2021, Dawlish had the worst crime rate in Devon for robbery, with 1 crime reported and a crime rate of 0.07 per 1,000 daytime population. And in January 2025, Dawlish was the worst small town in Devon for violence and sexual offences, with 54 crimes reported and a crime rate of 3.4 per 1,000 daytime population. April 2025 was also a bad month for Dawlish residents, when it was Devon's most dangerous small town for drugs, recording 7 crimes at a rate of 0.45 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Dawlish are violence and sexual offences, with 599 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 38. This is 0.33% lower than 2025's figure of 601 offences and a difference of 0.13 from 2025's crime rate of 38. Dawlish's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 4 offences recorded in 2026, the same as 2025's figure of 4 crimes.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 27% in Dawlish's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Dawlish's crime risk score is up by 18%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Dawlish's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 14%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.86 for the month of January 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 0.33 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 161% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.44 for the month of January 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 0.62 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 132% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.12 for the month of January 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.28 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 300% over this timeframe.
15 Apr 2026 15:27
Come on boo hoo, give them credit, there still investigating who pooed on the playpark, who may have kicked a swan when it went for his dog, who burnt down the community buses, the clamp down on ebikes etc etc, you dont expect them to do everything by 5pm close of play at night
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