Crime Rates at King Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2LS

King Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 76th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (TQ12 2LS) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Buckland & Milber average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (TQ12 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.