Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 31.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

York Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 154th 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 York Road (TQ1 3RZ) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the St Marychurch average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (TQ1 3RZ), 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 Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Anne'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Anne'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anne'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Downs Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lindridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guestland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Road —
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Data Sources

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