Shoplifting is the second most recorded crime within a mile of Dawlish, and the local police team has made it a priority. We help Dawlish shops, estates and venues with guarding, patrols and monitored cameras.
Trusted Protection in Dawlish
Police.uk recorded 828 offences within a mile of Dawlish over the past year. After violence and sexual offences, shoplifting comes next with 100, ahead of criminal damage and anti-social behaviour. The good news is direction: overall crime in the latest three months fell 31% on a year earlier. For retailers, a uniformed guard and clear incident reporting remain the most practical defence, and patrols help with damage overnight.
Dawlish Business Profile
Five officers in our network live inside 10 miles of Dawlish, and every one of them is SIA-licensed and taking bookings. Larger jobs are topped up from the wider network. All have passed BS 7858 vetting and are on PAYE, and each patrol is time-stamped by GPS and summarised in a report once complete.
Teignbridge has 5,900 registered businesses, with construction at 955, professional services at 720 and agriculture at 685. Farms make up 11.6% of firms, well above the 4.5% British share, so rural patrols and solar CCTV towers are in demand. The motor trade is also above average at 4.5%, and forecourts suit overnight patrols and camera towers against vehicle theft.
Within 5km are the Shaftesbury Theatre, Pavilions Teignmouth and Teignmouth Rugby Football Club. Martyn's Law will cover events and venues with capacity of 200 or more from 2027, and our event security team can staff performances and match days. What Martyn's Law means for venues.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Dawlish
Teignmouth is only 3 miles from Dawlish, and three stations, Dawlish, Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth, are within 5km, as are three hospitals. Industrial sites include Shutterton and Broadmeadow industrial estates and Estuary Court. With 35 pubs and bars nearby and police concern about illegal e-bikes, both daytime retail and evening trade need thought.
Services in Dawlish
Book the services below for a Dawlish shop, industrial unit, farm, forecourt or venue.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Between September 2025 and August 2026, Police.uk recorded 828 crimes within a mile of Dawlish.
Violence and sexual offences form the largest group at 378, roughly 46% of everything recorded. Next come shoplifting (100), criminal damage and arson (87), anti-social behaviour (80) and public order (61). Shoplifting dropped 11% on the previous year, and total crime in the latest three months was 31% lower. Even so, retail theft stays high enough on the list to justify visible deterrence.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Dawlish team of Devon & Cornwall Police lists three priorities: shoplifting, anti-social behaviour with illegal e-bikes, and drugs and drug networks.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Dawlish.
Areas We Cover Near Dawlish
Teignmouth is 3 miles from Dawlish, Exmouth 4 miles and Newton Abbot 7 miles. Each is part of our coverage, as are the towns listed further down.
Postcodes We Cover in Dawlish
The 3 postcode districts nearest central Dawlish, covering parts of Teignbridge and East Devon.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Dawlish Security FAQs
Yes. With 100 recorded offences, shoplifting is the second biggest crime type within a mile, and Dawlish police rank it first among their priorities. Uniformed SIA-licensed retail guards act as a deterrent and log each incident in writing.
Five officers in our network live within 10 miles, and all five hold a current SIA licence. Bigger contracts call on our wider network, and every officer is vetted to BS 7858 before deployment.
We provide key holding, alarm response and mobile patrols for units on Shutterton Industrial Estate, Broadmeadow Industrial Estate and Estuary Court, all logged through our 24/7 control room.
Agriculture makes up 11.6% of Teignbridge businesses, against 4.5% nationally. Rural mobile patrols on varied timings and solar CCTV towers give cover for machinery, fuel and outbuildings.
Beyond Dawlish we cover Teignmouth at 3 miles, Exmouth at 4 miles, Chudleigh and Kingsteignton at 6 miles, and Newton Abbot at 7 miles. Key holding and patrols can be shared across sites in several of these towns.
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