Total Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Studley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Studley Road (TQ1 3JN) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the St Marychurch average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Studley Road (TQ1 3JN), the main crime hotspot is near Hatfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Marychurch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Shirburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Homestead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Studley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upton Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
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