Total Crime Rate

137.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Orkney Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 95th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orkney Close (TQ2 7DS) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% higher than the Barton with Watcombe average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orkney Close (TQ2 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Orkney Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orkney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orkney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cayman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orkney Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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