Crime Rates at Union Street, Torquay, TQ1 1ET

Union Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 17th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (TQ1 1ET) in the last 12 months was 435.4 per 1,000 residents and was 326.3% higher than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 210.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (TQ1 1ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Factory Row (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.