St Peter's with St Mary's, Torbay: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Peter's with St Mary's stays below the UK average and has consistently outperformed neighbouring areas. There was a spike in 2025, but things are improving again in 2026.
In 2024, the neighbourhood recorded 61.5 crimes per 1,000 people — well below the UK average of 91.6. This rose to 76.9 in 2025, though still under the national average of 88.6. Through the first 9 months of 2026, the rate sits at 47.9 against a UK average of 39.6 for the same period. As more data comes in, this comparison will shift.
Violent crime is the biggest category here, as it is across the UK. Vehicle crime and burglary remain low. Anti-social behaviour has dropped noticeably since 2024.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Peter's with St Mary's ward (Devon & Cornwall Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Peter's with St Mary's ward: Devon & Cornwall Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Peter's with St Mary's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
84.3
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Dartmouth & East Dart
57.4
Higher than
Furzeham with Summercombe
52
Higher than
Wellswood
56.6
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Peter's with St Mary's ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences45%39%
- Anti-social behaviour19%18%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Public order8%8%
- Other theft7%7%
- Shoplifting5%8%
- Burglary2%3%
- Drugs1%2%
- Other crime1%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person1%<1%
- Vehicle crime1%3%
- Robbery1%1%
