Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Avenue Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

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 Avenue Road (TQ2 5LS) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher than the Cockington with Chelston average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (TQ2 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innerbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crownhill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilmuir Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ben Jonson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ben Jonson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ben Jonson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blindwylle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crownhill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crownhill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Innerbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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