Total Crime Rate

145.6 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 145.6 9/10
  • Burglary 46.0 10/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Babbacombe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 84th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Babbacombe Road (TQ1 3SN) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% higher than the St Marychurch average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babbacombe Road (TQ1 3SN), 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 Babbacombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anne'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Road —
Sep 2025Robbery St Anne'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Anne'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Downs Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Albans Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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