Total Crime Rate

81.3 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 81.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Sanford Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 187th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sanford Road (TQ2 6AH) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanford Road (TQ2 6AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rillage Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sanford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowdens Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rillage Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowdens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crownhill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crownhill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crownhill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilmuir Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Innerbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innerbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goshen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goshen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blindwylle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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