Crime Rates at Moor Lane, Torquay, TQ2 8PJ

Moor Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 52nd 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 Moor Lane (TQ2 8PJ) in the last 12 months was 197.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 126.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Lane (TQ2 8PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Avenue, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.