Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Central Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 204th highest 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 Central Avenue (TQ3 2SS) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (TQ3 2SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winner Street, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerston Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winner Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Littlegate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlegate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlegate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Southfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winner Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winner Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Winner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colley End Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crown And Anchor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown And Anchor Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown And Anchor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlegate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown And Anchor Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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