Total Crime Rate

261.4 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 261.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Broomhill Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 39th 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 Broomhill Way (TQ2 7TA) in the last 12 months was 261.4 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomhill Way (TQ2 7TA), 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 Broomhill Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomhill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomhill Way 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 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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