Crime Rates at Strap Lane, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3NS

Strap Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ambrook , and the 92nd 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 Strap Lane (TQ12 3NS) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 151.2% higher than the Ambrook average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strap Lane (TQ12 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowcroft Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbrook Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.