Crime Rate in Ellacombe, ward

Ellacombe has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Torbay district and the 1714th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 113th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ellacombe in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Torbay district average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ellacombe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 411 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -51.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 466 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ellacombe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Castle Circus. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.