Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Linacre Road 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 Linacre Road (TQ2 8LF) 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 Linacre Road (TQ2 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Barton with Watcombe

Crime Over Time in Linacre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bottompark Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Velland Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Velland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Velland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Velland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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