Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitstone Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 197th highest crime rate of 465 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 Whitstone Road (TQ4 6EY) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Clifton with Maidenway average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstone Road (TQ4 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near Gerston Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Clifton with Maidenway

Crime Over Time in Whitstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A379 β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Riviera Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Riviera Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Riviera Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clennon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Riviera Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Riviera Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A379 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braeside Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A379 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerston Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerston Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerston Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerston Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Riviera Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road β€”

Data Sources

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