Crime Rates at Higher Edginswell Lane, Torquay, TQ2 7JG

Higher Edginswell Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Edginswell Lane (TQ2 7JG) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Edginswell Lane (TQ2 7JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamelin Way, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burn River Rise (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.