Total Crime Rate
102.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawn Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 147th 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 Lawn Close (TQ2 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawn Close (TQ2 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bottompark Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawn Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barton with Watcombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bottompark Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darwin Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Darwin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martinique Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Velland Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Velland Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Velland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Velland Avenue | Under investigation |
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