Crime Rates at Eastern Road, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7UP

Eastern Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh , and the 50th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Road (TQ13 7UP) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% higher than the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh average (55.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 29.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Road (TQ13 7UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.