Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Paynsford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bradley , and the 195th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Teignbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paynsford Road (TQ12 2PS) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Bradley average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paynsford Road (TQ12 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Highweek Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Paynsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Netley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Netley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highweek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highweek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highweek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highweek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandford View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highweek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highweek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Netley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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