Total Crime Rate
125.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sherwell Valley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 118th highest crime rate of 465 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 Sherwell Valley Road (TQ2 6EL) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwell Valley Road (TQ2 6EL), the main crime hotspot is near Raleigh Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cockington with Chelston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Reeves Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burridge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burridge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peters Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwell Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Reeves Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ben Jonson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ben Jonson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Jonson Close | Under investigation |
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