Postcode · Newton Abbot
Crime in TQ12 4FB
How much crime is recorded in TQ12 4FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingskerswell
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,366 (2024)
TQ12 4FBNewton Abbot
How safe is TQ12 4FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ12 4FB 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 4FBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary15.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.