Total Crime Rate

774.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

323.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 774.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 323.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 258.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.3 10/10
  • Other theft 72.7 10/10
  • Public order 50.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Madrepore Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 6th highest crime rate of 468 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 774.6 per 1,000 residents and was 658.5% 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 323.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madrepore Road (TQ1 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 290 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Madrepore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braddons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cavern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime Madrepore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briary Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madrepore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madrepore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Madrepore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Madrepore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Madrepore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Madrepore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Madrepore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Madrepore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madrepore Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madrepore Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Potters Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Briary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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