Crime Rates at St Marychurch Road, Torquay, TQ1 3HL

St Marychurch Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 58th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marychurch Road (TQ1 3HL) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 143.5% higher than the St Marychurch average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marychurch Road (TQ1 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmund'S Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.