Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 92nd 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 Salisbury Avenue (TQ2 8AU) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Avenue (TQ2 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Lichfield Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrewsbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tintagel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Truro Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corfe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pendennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hele Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tintagel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lummaton Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lummaton Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lummaton Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lummaton Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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