Total Crime Rate
104.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Polsham Park area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Polsham Park (TQ3 2BB) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% higher than the Clifton with Maidenway average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Polsham Park (TQ3 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerston Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton with Maidenway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torbay Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Polsham Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Logan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parkside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parkside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Torbay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torbay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kernou Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtland Road | β |
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