Crime Rates at Dartmouth Road, Paignton, TQ4 5HT

Dartmouth Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 31st highest crime rate of 465 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 Dartmouth Road (TQ4 5HT) in the last 12 months was 287.0 per 1,000 residents and was 392.6% higher than the Churston with Galmpton average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dartmouth Road (TQ4 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Riviera (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.