Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • 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
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

Higher Polsham Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 182nd 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 Higher Polsham Road (TQ3 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Polsham Road (TQ3 2SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Littlegate Road. Police recorded 33 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 Higher Polsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woodland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtland Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baymount Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime Southfield Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Littlegate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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