Crime Rates at Templers Way, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3NX

Templers Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsteignton East , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Templers Way (TQ12 3NX) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Kingsteignton East average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Templers Way (TQ12 3NX), 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.