Crime Rate in Cockington with Chelston, ward

Cockington with Chelston has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Torbay district and the 3397th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 252nd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cockington with Chelston in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Torbay district average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cockington with Chelston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 284 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cockington with Chelston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 50 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Reeves Road (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.