Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Petitor Mews area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 465 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 Mews (TQ1 4QU) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Petitor Mews (TQ1 4QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Havelock Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barton with Watcombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Compton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petitor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chilcote Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chilcote Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Dominic'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rowley Road | Under investigation |
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