Crime Rates at Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3SY

Babbacombe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 76th 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 Babbacombe Road (TQ1 3SY) in the last 12 months was 158.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babbacombe Road (TQ1 3SY), 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 St James Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.