Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dorchester Grove area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 130th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Grove (TQ2 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Grove (TQ2 8JQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Grove area

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

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