Total Crime Rate
89.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Babbacombe Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 170th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Babbacombe Road (TQ1 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Babbacombe Road (TQ1 1HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 39 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torwood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vanehill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadfoot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadfoot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Museum Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stitchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Museum Way | Under investigation |
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