Crime Rates at Oak Close, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3SY

Oak Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Kingsteignton East , and the 175th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Close (TQ12 3SY) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher than the Kingsteignton East average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Close (TQ12 3SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near River Close, where police recorded 10 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.