Crime Rates at Westhill Road, Torquay, TQ1 4PE

Westhill Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 126th 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 Road (TQ1 4PE) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhill Road (TQ1 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Green, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrewsbury Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.