Crime Rate in Newbridges, ward

Newbridges has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 wards in East Devon district and the 1295th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 183rd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newbridges in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the East Devon district average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newbridges’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 121.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newbridges ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hampton Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.