Crime Rates at Budleigh Close, Torquay, TQ1 3UE

Budleigh Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Budleigh Close (TQ1 3UE) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the St Marychurch average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Budleigh Close (TQ1 3UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warwick Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollywater Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.