Crime Rates at Sands Road, Paignton, TQ4 5AS

Sands Road area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 4th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sands Road (TQ4 5AS) in the last 12 months was 850.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1175.9% 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 341.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sands Road (TQ4 5AS), 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.