Total Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 155.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bellrock Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 77th 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 Bellrock Close (TQ2 8DD) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bellrock Close (TQ2 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellrock Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Pafford Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bellrock Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staddon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pavor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Pafford Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bellrock Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pafford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Idewell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staddon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pafford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pafford Avenue
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Pafford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Pafford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Pafford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isambard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heaviside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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