Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 170.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fore Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 64th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fore Street (TQ1 4PR) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (TQ1 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Devons' Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Lindridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guestland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chilcote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chilcote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petitor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Devons' Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Downs Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Dominic'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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