Total Crime Rate

1452.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1452.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 668.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 337.8 10/10
  • Public order 101.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.3 10/10
  • Drugs 60.8 10/10
  • Other theft 54.1 10/10
  • Other crime 40.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 465 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 1452.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1331.9% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 804.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (TQ2 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rillage Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilmuir Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthington —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crownhill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crownhill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crownhill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rillage Lane —
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Data Sources

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