Total Crime Rate
119.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redcliffe Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 114th highest crime rate of 468 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 Redcliffe Road (TQ1 4QG) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redcliffe Road (TQ1 4QG), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Downs Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Marychurch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Downs Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Downs Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Downs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Higher Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petitor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petitor Road | Under investigation |
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