Crime Rates at Pleasant Terrace, Paignton, TQ3 3DA

Pleasant Terrace area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 124th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pleasant Terrace (TQ3 3DA) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pleasant Terrace (TQ3 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winner Street, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown And Anchor Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.