Total Crime Rate

1405.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

777.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1405.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 777.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 648.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 263.5 10/10
  • Public order 101.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.3 10/10
  • Other theft 74.3 10/10
  • Drugs 67.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (TQ2 5DF) in the last 12 months was 1405.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1276.2% higher than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 777.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (TQ2 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Rillage Lane. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A3022 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mckay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mckay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crownhill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crownhill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vansittart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebdon Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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