Total Crime Rate

290.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 290.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.6 8/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Broomhill Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 34th highest crime rate of 468 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 290.5 per 1,000 residents and was 203.8% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 136.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomhill Way (TQ2 7TA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 105 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broomhill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broomhill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broomhill Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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