Newton Abbot, Highweek
Middle areaSouth Teignbridge. 6,804 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Newton Abbot, Highweek live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Newton Abbot, Highweek
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newton Abbot, Highweek at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 58.8 per 1,000 people across Teignbridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 155 |
| Other crime | 60 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Newton Abbot, Highweek compares
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Is Newton Abbot, Highweek safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newton Abbot, Highweek at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 58.8 per 1,000 people across Teignbridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newton Abbot, Highweek.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (155), other crime (60) and criminal damage and arson (28).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Teignbridge
These figures are published for the whole of Teignbridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Teignbridge and not Newton Abbot, Highweek alone. See Teignbridge
Newton Abbot, Highweek in brief
The median price paid for a home in Newton Abbot, Highweek was £265,000 in 2025.
Newton Abbot, Highweek had 6,170 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Newton Abbot, Highweek live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newton Abbot, Highweek, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.