Crime Rates at Main Avenue, Torquay, TQ1 4JG

Main Avenue 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 Main Avenue (TQ1 4JG) 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 Main Avenue (TQ1 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.