Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 40th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 208th highest 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 Barton Road (TQ2 7NZ) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (TQ2 7NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hele Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tintagel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pencorse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hele Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tintagel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pendennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corfe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Powderham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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