Postcode · Newton Abbot
Crime in TQ12 6BU
How much crime is recorded in TQ12 6BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
TQ12 6BUNewton Abbot
How safe is TQ12 6BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ12 6BU 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 6BUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Burglary6.09.1
Other theft3.84.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.