Total Crime Rate

571.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.0 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 571.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Tower Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 13th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Road (TQ3 3EP) in the last 12 months was 571.0 per 1,000 residents and was 756.5% 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 Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -30.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (TQ3 3EP), 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 Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Winner Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlegate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlegate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlegate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mabel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gerston Place Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Coverdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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