Crime Rates at Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4LY

Fore Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 67th highest crime rate of 468 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 Fore Street (TQ1 4LY) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% higher than the Barton with Watcombe average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (TQ1 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furrough Cross (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.