Crime Rates at Windward Road, Torquay, TQ2 7GA

Windward Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 119th 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 Windward Road (TQ2 7GA) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 240.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windward Road (TQ2 7GA), the main crime hotspot is near Grenadine Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.