Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.1 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 228.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Mill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 48th 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 Old Mill Road (TQ2 6AP) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 214.0% higher than the Cockington with Chelston average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Road (TQ2 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Rillage Lane. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rowdens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowdens Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowdens Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowdens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowdens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowdens Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crownhill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rillage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goshen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goshen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crownhill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A3022 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goshen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goshen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goshen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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