Crime Rates at Steartfield Road, Paignton, TQ3 2BL

Steartfield Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 468 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 Steartfield Road (TQ3 2BL) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steartfield Road (TQ3 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Parkside Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.