Crime Rates at Shorton Road, Paignton, TQ3 2LY

Shorton Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 135th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shorton Road (TQ3 2LY) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorton Road (TQ3 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southview Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.