Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Avon Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 171st highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avon Road (TQ2 7LU) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Road (TQ2 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Fernworthy Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plym Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Torridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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