Total Crime Rate

411.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.3 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 411.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Other theft 60.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Palace Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 22nd 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 Palace Avenue (TQ3 3ET) in the last 12 months was 411.0 per 1,000 residents and was 516.4% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 170.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Avenue (TQ3 3ET), 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.

View Crime In Roundham with Hyde

Crime Over Time in Palace Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3022 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlegate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown And Anchor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winner Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A379 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coverdale Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
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
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 78

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑