Crime Rates at Rathmore Road, Torquay, TQ2 6NZ

Rathmore Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 60th 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 Rathmore Road (TQ2 6NZ) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 154.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rathmore Road (TQ2 6NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowdens Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.