Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Velland Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 465 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 Velland Avenue (TQ2 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Velland Avenue (TQ2 8LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lawn Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Velland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Velland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Velland Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Velland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Velland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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