Crime Rates at Kings Road, Paignton, TQ3 2AN

Kings Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 140th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (TQ3 2AN) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% higher than the Clifton with Maidenway average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (TQ3 2AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Crescent, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langs Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.