Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 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 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Moor Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 81st highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Lane (TQ2 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Lane (TQ2 8NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steps Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watcombe Heights Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Barton with Watcombe

Crime Over Time in Moor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watcombe Heights Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heaviside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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