Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Petrel Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 169th highest crime rate of 465 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 Petrel Close (TQ2 7SP) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petrel Close (TQ2 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrel Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petrel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cormorant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrel Close —
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Data Sources

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