Total Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Petitor Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 468 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 Petitor Road (TQ1 4QA) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

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

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Crime Over Time in Petitor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petitor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Margaret'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petitor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dominic'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chilcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chilcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chilcote Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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