Crime Rates at Barton Road, Torquay, TQ1 4DS

Barton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Road (TQ1 4DS) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (TQ1 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.