Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
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 lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (TQ2 7AB) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Newton Road (TQ2 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Littlefield Close. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Barton with Watcombe

Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomhill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomhill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Littlefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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