Crime Rates at Sherwell Valley Road, Torquay, TQ2 6ET

Sherwell Valley Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

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 Sherwell Valley Road (TQ2 6ET) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwell Valley Road (TQ2 6ET), the main crime hotspot is near Grenville Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.