Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley vs Torquay Town Centre

Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley has a safety score of 84/100 (Safe) and recorded 20 crimes in the last 12 months. Torquay Town Centre has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 2,429 crimes. Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Torquay Town Centre shows +26.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (14 incidents). In Torquay Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (900 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley recorded 0 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Torquay Town Centre recorded 533. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley totalled 14 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 900 in Torquay Town Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley recorded 22 crimes (now 20, a change of -9.1%). Torquay Town Centre recorded 1,920 crimes previously (now 2,429, +26.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley has a resolution rate of 0% and Torquay Town Centre has 17.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Torquay Town Centre is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bishops Tawton, Landkey, Swimbridge & Whiddon Valley and Torquay Town Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.