Crime Rates at Occombe Valley Road, Paignton, TQ3 1QS

Occombe Valley Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 60th 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 Occombe Valley Road (TQ3 1QS) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Preston average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Occombe Valley Road (TQ3 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranford Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.