Postcode · Newton Abbot
Crime in TQ12 1BQ
How much crime is recorded in TQ12 1BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Abbot, Town Centre
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,252 (2024)
How safe is TQ12 1BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ12 1BQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TQ12 1BQNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.