Total Crime Rate

578.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 578.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.3 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 12th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Road (TQ2 7NS) in the last 12 months was 578.4 per 1,000 residents and was 470.1% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 164.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (TQ2 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lindfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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