Crap Towns / Dawlish / Crime

How much crime is there in Dawlish?

The police recorded 70.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Dawlish from September 2023 to August 2026, 7% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 77.6, up from 63.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	63.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	71.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	77.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	38.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.5	7.0
Shoplifting	7.2	7.1
Public order	5.3	6.6
Other theft	4.2	5.4
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Drugs	1.8	2.4
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Torquay	12.1 km	122
Exeter	14.6 km	98.0
Paignton	19.7 km	78.8
Newton Abbot	12.6 km	73.8
Dawlish	–	70.8
Teignmouth	4.3 km	61.9
Exmouth	6.6 km	54.5
Sidmouth	19.8 km	41.0
Kingsteignton	10.0 km	39.6
Bovey Tracey	14.9 km	25.4
Budleigh Salterton	10.5 km	24.6
The typical town	–	76.2