Crime Rates at Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 2DJ

Torquay Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 114th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Torquay Road (TQ3 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torquay Road (TQ3 2DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollacombe Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.