Crime Rates at Suncrest Close, Torquay, TQ2 8HR

Suncrest Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 29th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Suncrest Close (TQ2 8HR) in the last 12 months was 328.1 per 1,000 residents and was 225.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suncrest Close (TQ2 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 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.