Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 28.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Marcombe Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marcombe Road (TQ2 6LL) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marcombe Road (TQ2 6LL), the main crime hotspot is near Goshen Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marcombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goshen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Reeves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwell Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxtable Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goshen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Reeves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Reeves Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Reeves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goshen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goshen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goshen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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