Total Crime Rate
115.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Teignmouth Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4SQ) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steps Lane, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smalldon Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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