Total Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newlands area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawlish North East , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands (EX7 0EA) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Dawlish North East average (104.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newlands (EX7 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Celtic Fields. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddock | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celtic Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wychwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roscoff Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goodridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morlaix Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celtic Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swallows Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celtic Fields | Under investigation |
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