Total Crime Rate

427.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.6 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 427.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.0 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Truro Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 18th 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 Truro Avenue (TQ2 8AG) in the last 12 months was 427.5 per 1,000 residents and was 347.1% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 219.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Truro Avenue (TQ2 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Green, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lichfield Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Truro Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lummaton Cross —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lummaton Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pendennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hele Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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