Crime Rates at Walnut Road, Torquay, TQ2 6PA

Walnut Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cockington with Chelston , and the 41st 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 Walnut Road (TQ2 6PA) in the last 12 months was 256.3 per 1,000 residents and was 267.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 121.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Road (TQ2 6PA), 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.