Crime Rates at Skye Close, Torquay, TQ2 7DT

Skye Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 176th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skye Close (TQ2 7DT) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 187.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skye Close (TQ2 7DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browns Bridge Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orkney Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.