Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Swedwell Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 146th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swedwell Road (TQ2 8QS) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swedwell Road (TQ2 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helens Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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