Newton Abbot Town vs Seaton

Newton Abbot Town has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,584 crimes in the last 12 months. Seaton has a safety score of 41/100 (Below Average) with 383 crimes. Seaton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Newton Abbot Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Seaton shows +39.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newton Abbot Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (640 incidents). In Seaton, it is Violent Crime (202 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newton Abbot Town recorded 271 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Seaton recorded 47. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newton Abbot Town totalled 640 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 202 in Seaton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Newton Abbot Town recorded 1,826 crimes (now 1,584, a change of -13.3%). Seaton recorded 274 crimes previously (now 383, +39.8%).

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. Newton Abbot Town has a resolution rate of 19.7% and Seaton has 19.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Newton Abbot Town falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Seaton 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 Newton Abbot Town and Seaton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.