Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blatchcombe Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blatchcombe Road (TQ3 2JS) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blatchcombe Road (TQ3 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfeld Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greebys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blatchcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Southfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Titchfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marldon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Gardens —
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Data Sources

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