Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Kingsley Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 204th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Avenue (TQ2 7GU) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (TQ2 7GU), 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 Kingsley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Kintyre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bottompark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grenadine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenadine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Montserrat Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erica Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Cayman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erica Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenadine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Explorer Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenadine Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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