Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Teignmouth Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 121st highest crime rate of 465 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 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4SJ), the main crime hotspot is near East Pafford Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellrock Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pafford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starpitten Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mincent Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staddon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Staddon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavor Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellrock Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Pafford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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