Crime Rates at Puffin Close, Torquay, TQ2 7TS

Puffin 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 Puffin Close (TQ2 7TS) 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 Puffin Close (TQ2 7TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrel Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tricorn Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.