Total Crime Rate

223.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 223.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Portland Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 46th 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 Portland Road (TQ1 3NB) in the last 12 months was 223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 163.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (TQ1 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anne'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Anne'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Anne'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Perinville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Perinville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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