Crime Rates at Palace Avenue, Paignton, TQ3 3HF

Palace Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 77th 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 Palace Avenue (TQ3 3HF) in the last 12 months was 156.6 per 1,000 residents and was 124.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Avenue (TQ3 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winner Street, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.