Dawlish vs Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross

Dawlish has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 860 crimes in the last 12 months. Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 3,379 crimes. Dawlish scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dawlish shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross shows -2.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dawlish, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (375 incidents). In Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross, it is Violent Crime (1,625 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dawlish recorded 132 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross recorded 498. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dawlish totalled 375 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,625 in Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dawlish recorded 897 crimes (now 860, a change of -4.1%). Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross recorded 3,470 crimes previously (now 3,379, -2.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dawlish has a resolution rate of 21.2% and Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross has 16.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dawlish falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dawlish and Ham, Weston Mill & Pennycross. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.