Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 134.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Torquay Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 66th highest crime rate of 468 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 2EU) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 189.1% higher than the Preston average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torquay Road (TQ3 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 47 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.

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Crime Over Time in Torquay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orient Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seaway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eugene Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Headland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headland Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Seaway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Manor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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