Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Preston Down Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Down Road (TQ3 1DH) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Preston average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Preston Down Road (TQ3 1DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfield Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duchy Park (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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