Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 44th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 119th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (TQ2 6AB) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (TQ2 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (14 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fletcher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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