Total Crime Rate

277.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

214.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 277.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 214.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 35th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4TP) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 190.5% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 214.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 272.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4TP), the main crime hotspot is near Whiteway Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 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 (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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