Total Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willowfield Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 216th highest crime rate of 465 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 Willowfield Road (TQ2 8GS) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willowfield Road (TQ2 8GS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Parks Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horace Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barton with Watcombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darwin Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Horace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Darwin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cayman Close | Under investigation |
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