Crime Rates at Church Court, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3BW

Church Court area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Kingsteignton East , and the 11th highest crime rate of 431 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 Church Court (TQ12 3BW) in the last 12 months was 282.8 per 1,000 residents and was 518.3% higher than the Kingsteignton East average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Court (TQ12 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakymead Park, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homers Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.