Crime Rates at Cormorant Close, Torquay, TQ2 7TH

Cormorant Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cormorant Close (TQ2 7TH) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cormorant Close (TQ2 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrel Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.