Crime Rates at Larkspur Drive, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1SD

Larkspur Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ambrook , and the 66th 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 Larkspur Drive (TQ12 1SD) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 215.8% higher than the Ambrook average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkspur Drive (TQ12 1SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mellons Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.