Crime Rates at Dairy Hill, Torquay, TQ2 7LJ

Dairy Hill area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 465 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 Dairy Hill (TQ2 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dairy Hill (TQ2 7LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadewell Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.