Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barewell Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barewell Road (TQ1 4PA) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barewell Road (TQ1 4PA), 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 Barewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tramways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Dominic'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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