Total Crime Rate

290.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 290.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.6 8/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southway Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 34th highest crime rate of 468 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 Southway Avenue (TQ2 8JL) in the last 12 months was 290.5 per 1,000 residents and was 203.8% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 136.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway Avenue (TQ2 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hele Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintagel Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Danvers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pendennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corfe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hele Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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