Crime Rates at Westhill Avenue, Torquay, TQ1 4LR

Westhill Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Marychurch , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westhill Avenue (TQ1 4LR) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhill Avenue (TQ1 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmund'S Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fortune Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.