Crime Rates at Western Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1BE

Western Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 35th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (TQ12 1BE) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (TQ12 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.