Total Crime Rate

302.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.8 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 302.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Walnut Road area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 31st 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 Walnut Road (TQ2 6HD) in the last 12 months was 302.7 per 1,000 residents and was 315.5% 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 Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -5.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 106.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Road (TQ2 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goshen Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goshen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goshen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Agnes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Agnes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goshen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goshen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torquay —
Apr 2026Other theft Torquay Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Torquay Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goshen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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