Crime Rates at Barton Hill Road, Torquay, TQ2 8JA

Barton Hill Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 165th lowest 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 Barton Hill Road (TQ2 8JA) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Hill Road (TQ2 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hele Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lichfield Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.