Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Teignmouth Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 174th 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 Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4RT) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Green. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Teignmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wembury Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenway Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenway Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenway Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenway Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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