Total Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 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

Pengelly Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pengelly Way (TQ2 7FJ) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pengelly Way (TQ2 7FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Grenadine Close. Police recorded 19 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 Pengelly Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bottompark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Montserrat Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Explorer Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenadine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenadine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grenadine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenadine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cayman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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