Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grasmere Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 91st 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 Grasmere Close (TQ2 8SB) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grasmere Close (TQ2 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roberts Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellrock Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barton with Watcombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellrock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staddon Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wembury Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wembury Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellrock Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellrock Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Compton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Staddon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellrock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellrock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | β |
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