Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Torquay Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Buckland & Milber , and the 121st highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

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 Torquay Road (TQ12 2HY) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Buckland & Milber average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torquay Road (TQ12 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near Quay Terrace. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Torquay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beaumont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quay Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Quay Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmeade Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quay Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Forde Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forde Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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