Total Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (TQ1 1HX) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (TQ1 1HX), the main crime hotspot is near Hatfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellacombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warberry Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Briary Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Briary Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briary Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lords Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mount Hermon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Potters Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alexandra Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ellacombe Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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