Crime Rates at Kingfisher Close, Torquay, TQ2 7TF

Kingfisher Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 468 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 Kingfisher Close (TQ2 7TF) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingfisher Close (TQ2 7TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholson Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.