Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westhill Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 230th highest 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 Westhill Road (TQ1 4PD) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhill Road (TQ1 4PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Green, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homestead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Park Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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