Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orchid Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 200th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchid Way (TQ2 8GP) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchid Way (TQ2 8GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horace Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orkney Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchid Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Danvers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Explorer Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orkney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cayman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orkney Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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