Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead vs Newton Abbot Town

Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead has a safety score of 90/100 (Very Safe) and recorded 2 crimes in the last 12 months. Newton Abbot Town has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,584 crimes. Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead shows a year-on-year crime trend of -50% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Newton Abbot Town shows -13.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Public Order (2 incidents). In Newton Abbot Town, it is Violent Crime (640 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead recorded 0 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newton Abbot Town recorded 271. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead totalled 0 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 640 in Newton Abbot Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead recorded 4 crimes (now 2, a change of -50%). Newton Abbot Town recorded 1,826 crimes previously (now 1,584, -13.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead has a resolution rate of 0% and Newton Abbot Town has 19.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Newton Abbot Town is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead and Newton Abbot Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.