Crime Rates at The Terrace, Torquay, TQ1 1DE

The Terrace area has the 17th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 28th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Terrace (TQ1 1DE) in the last 12 months was 325.2 per 1,000 residents and was 218.5% higher than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Terrace (TQ1 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cary Parade (85 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.