Total Crime Rate

328.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 328.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Erica Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 29th 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 Erica Drive (TQ2 8LP) in the last 12 months was 328.1 per 1,000 residents and was 225.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erica Drive (TQ2 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falloway Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Erica Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bottompark Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martinique Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Darwin Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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