Total Crime Rate
198.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
134.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lichfield Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 57th highest crime rate of 468 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 Lichfield Avenue (TQ2 8AL) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% 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 , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lichfield Avenue (TQ2 8AL), 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.
View Crime In Barton with Watcombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hele Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lummaton Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Salisbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gloucester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lincoln Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lincoln Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hele Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Truro Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clennon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lummaton Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrewsbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shrewsbury Avenue | Under investigation |
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