Total Crime Rate

231.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 231.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fore Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 47th highest crime rate of 468 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 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Margaret'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guestland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furrough Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guestland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guestland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guestland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dominic'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petitor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petitor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chilcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chilcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chilcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Downs Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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