Crime Rates at Sands Road, Paignton, TQ4 6EG

Sands Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 26th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sands Road (TQ4 6EG) in the last 12 months was 368.6 per 1,000 residents and was 452.8% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 166.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sands Road (TQ4 6EG), the main crime hotspot is near Parkside Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.