Crime Rates at Pengelly Close, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3FZ

Pengelly Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Kingsteignton East , and the 118th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pengelly Close (TQ12 3FZ) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Kingsteignton East average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pengelly Close (TQ12 3FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxon Way, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Knowle (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.