Crime Rates at Sawyers Close, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, TQ13 8FD

Sawyers Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh , and the 116th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sawyers Close (TQ13 8FD) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawyers Close (TQ13 8FD), the main crime hotspot is near Fordlands Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.