Total Crime Rate
912.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Madrepore Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 5th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Madrepore Road (TQ1 1EY) in the last 12 months was 912.7 per 1,000 residents and was 799.7% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 349.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Madrepore Road (TQ1 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Braddons Hill Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Madrepore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Madrepore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Madrepore Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madrepore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cary Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pimlico | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Briary Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Briary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montpellier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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