Crime Rates at Lamb Park Close, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3TS

Lamb Park Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsteignton East , and the 170th highest 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 Lamb Park Close (TQ12 3TS) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Kingsteignton East average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lamb Park Close (TQ12 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferncombe Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furze Cap (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.