Total Crime Rate

328.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 328.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barton Hill Road 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 Barton Hill Road (TQ2 8HT) 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 Barton Hill Road (TQ2 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near Lummaton Cross. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bottompark Lane —
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 Horace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clennon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lummaton Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lummaton Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darwin Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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