Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sherwell Valley Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 468 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 6EX) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwell Valley Road (TQ2 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raleigh Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davis Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwell Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frobisher Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grenville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bramble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Davis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Weeksland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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