Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Palace Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 64th 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 Palace Avenue (TQ3 3EN) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Avenue (TQ3 3EN), 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 Palace Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gerston Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winner Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winner Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coverdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gerston Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coverdale Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mabel Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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