Crime Rates at Dartmouth Road, Paignton, TQ4 5AL

Dartmouth Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 213th 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 Dartmouth Road (TQ4 5AL) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dartmouth Road (TQ4 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Road, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.