Postcode district · Newton Abbot
Crime in TQ13
How much crime is recorded in TQ13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 40,812 (2024)
How safe is TQ13
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ13, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
TQ13National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary3.59.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.