Total Crime Rate

142.1 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 142.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cary Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 86th 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 Cary Avenue (TQ1 3QT) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cary Avenue (TQ1 3QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Anne'S Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cary Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Downs Road
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 Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guestland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme View Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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