Total Crime Rate

158.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beach Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 76th highest crime rate of 465 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 Beach Road (TQ1 3LX) in the last 12 months was 158.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% higher than the St Marychurch average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (TQ1 3LX), the main crime hotspot is near St James Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Perinville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Perinville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walls Hill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walls Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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