THERE has been a 'phenomenal' drop in anti-social behaviour and criminal damage in west Teignmouth.

Between 2008 and 2011, anti-social behaviour dropped by nearly a half, while criminal damage was down by over two thirds.

West Teignmouth councillor David Cox said: 'Anti-social behaviour and criminal damage are the issues that most affects people's quality of life, so it's really great to see the impact the neighbourhood policing team has made, reflected in the figures. The results are phenomenal.