Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Merritt Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 159th lowest 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 Merritt Road (TQ3 3RR) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merritt Road (TQ3 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primley Park East, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merritt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penwill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merritt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ebenezer Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corsham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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