Total Crime Rate

164.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westhill Avenue Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 70th 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 Westhill Avenue Close (TQ1 4LG) in the last 12 months was 164.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhill Avenue Close (TQ1 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Homestead Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westhill Avenue Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marychurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locksley Close
Sep 2025Other theft Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blythwoods Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Shirburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shirburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Shirburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatto Road
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locksley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatto Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Crescent

Data Sources

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