Ellacombe vs Newtown & St Leonards

Ellacombe has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,626 crimes in the last 12 months. Newtown & St Leonards has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 8,836 crimes. Newtown & St Leonards scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ellacombe shows a year-on-year crime trend of +65.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Newtown & St Leonards shows -2.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ellacombe, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (754 incidents). In Newtown & St Leonards, it is Violent Crime (3,182 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ellacombe recorded 239 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newtown & St Leonards recorded 1,467. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ellacombe totalled 754 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,182 in Newtown & St Leonards. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ellacombe recorded 981 crimes (now 1,626, a change of +65.8%). Newtown & St Leonards recorded 9,059 crimes previously (now 8,836, -2.5%).

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. Ellacombe has a resolution rate of 17.5% and Newtown & St Leonards has 20.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ellacombe falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Newtown & St Leonards 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 Ellacombe and Newtown & St Leonards. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.