Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chatto Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 468 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 Chatto Road (TQ1 4HU) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatto Road (TQ1 4HU), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatto Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Park Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homestead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Studley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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