Crime Rates at Palermo Road, Torquay, TQ1 3NW

Palermo Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 97th 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 Palermo Road (TQ1 3NW) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palermo Road (TQ1 3NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devons' Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cary Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.