Total Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swedwell Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 128th 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 Swedwell Road (TQ2 8QP) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swedwell Road (TQ2 8QP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Swedwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Velland Avenue —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Velland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Velland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Velland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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