Crime Rates at Pollyblank Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1TY

Pollyblank Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ambrook , and the 19th 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 Pollyblank Road (TQ12 1TY) in the last 12 months was 248.1 per 1,000 residents and was 650.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 126.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollyblank Road (TQ12 1TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highweek Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.