Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.5 6/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blatchcombe Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blatchcombe Road (TQ3 2JR) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Clifton with Maidenway average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blatchcombe Road (TQ3 2JR), the main crime hotspot is near Southview Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blatchcombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ailescombe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marldon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blatchcombe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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