Crime Rate in St Marychurch, ward

St Marychurch has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Torbay district and the 2452nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 165th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Marychurch in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Torbay district average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Marychurch’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 468 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 549 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Marychurch ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stoke Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.