Kingskerswell & Rural vs Newton Abbot Town

Kingskerswell & Rural has a safety score of 80/100 (Safe) and recorded 85 crimes in the last 12 months. Newton Abbot Town has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 1,248 crimes. Kingskerswell & Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Kingskerswell & Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Newton Abbot Town shows -31.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kingskerswell & Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (44 incidents). In Newton Abbot Town, it is Violent Crime (537 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kingskerswell & Rural recorded 5 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newton Abbot Town recorded 200. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kingskerswell & Rural totalled 44 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 537 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, Kingskerswell & Rural recorded 91 crimes (now 85, a change of -6.6%). Newton Abbot Town recorded 1,828 crimes previously (now 1,248, -31.7%).

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. Kingskerswell & Rural has a resolution rate of 30% and Newton Abbot Town has 13.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kingskerswell & Rural 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 Kingskerswell & Rural and Newton Abbot Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.