Welcome to Bishopsteignton, south Devon. Bishopsteignton is situated on the hillside to the north of the beautiful Teign Estuary, between the towns of Teignmouth and Newton Abbot. This website aims to provide comprehensive information about living in, working in, or visiting Bishopsteignton.

Rural Crime

Sadly we have suffered a spate of crime in the Bishopsteignton area to include house burglary, theft of vehicles, theft from vehicles & attempted burglary.

These crimes are being investigated, but there are things you can do to help protect your belongings, your property and your vehicle.

1. Suspicious vehicle? Let us know and if you can, give us the registration number. (Never put yourself at risk)
2. Suspicious house callers? Get a description and let us know.
3. Inevitably the shed and garage get used for storage and some equipment can be valuable. Make sure good locks are used and get a shed and garage alarm, making sure the battery used, if applicable, is maintained.
4. Do the external security lights work?
5. Make sure all the house windows are closed and locked.
6. If you have wooden external doors, make sure they are secure using a 5-lever mortice lock.
7. Make sure external uPVC doors have multi-point locking, particularly patio doors. If in doubt have them checked.
8. Never leave keys in the door lock.
9. If you have a house alarm use the zone facility to give downstairs coverage while you sleep.
10. Use time switches to bring on table and or standard lamps.
11. Start or join a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme.
12. Perimeter prickly shrubs are better than fencing for keeping out intruders.
13. Gravel around the perimeter of the house is noisy when walked on and can act as deterrent to would-be intruders.
14. Implementing some of the above may have the added benefit of reducing your insurance premiums
    

If you would like a free home security survey, this can be arranged through your local police community support officer. See the Home Security Survey document for details.

Vehicles

1. Empty your vehicle of valuables, particularly if its a van. Don’t leave money on view even small change for parking.
2. All modern cars have a transponder ignition key that electronically talks to the ignition lock on insertion to allow the vehicle to start. If you have an older vehicle (pre-1997) check with your garage whether it has a transponder . If it doesn't get a decent steering wheel lock, available from Halfords and other good stores.
3. Try and park in a lit area.
4. Do not leave car keys visible to thieves. They now need the key to steal your car and will look for them if they get into your house.

Remember we live in a beautiful part of the country with a statistically national low crime rate. Let’s try and keep it that way.

PCSO Colin Rider
Email:colin.rider@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Radio phone: 0845 6566935
General Police enquiries: 08452777444 EMERGENCY:999

Bishopsteignton is a historical village, with spectacular views across the Teign Estuary and surrounding countryside. The village offers a range of local shops, two pubs, a hotel and restaurants, vineyard, coffee shop, micro brewery, churches, primary school and sports facilities. The village's location means that it offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy the local countryside, with numerous public footpaths across the surrounding hills.

Local businesses, offering products and services to people in Bishopsteignton and the surrounding areas, can be found on the village businesses pages, so check these pages if you are looking for shops, pubs, restaurants, local trades people (such as decorators, plumbers, gardeners, carpenters or builders), or for other local services (such as financial services, property services, hair and beauty, pet care services etc.).

This website provides information about things to do in the village, detailing the local clubs and societies, as well as listing local events. You can also find out more about the history of the village, local public services, news stories from the village and weather reports and tide times for the local area.

If you simply fancy having a chat with villagers, take a look at the Bishop Babble chat forum, where you can discuss village life, and much more. You can also post classifed ads on our ad board.

Please use the menu to the left, or the shortcut links at the top of each page to browse the Bishopsteignton Village Website. If you have any comments or feedback, feel free to email contact@bishopsteignton.org.uk.