Crime Rates at Forde Park, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1DE

Forde Park area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ambrook , and the 20th 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 Forde Park (TQ12 1DE) in the last 12 months was 247.9 per 1,000 residents and was 650.3% higher than the Ambrook average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forde Park (TQ12 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Abbot (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.