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 3SG) 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 3SG), the main crime hotspot is near Devons' Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lindridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Lane —
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 Guestland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Devons' Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Downs Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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