Total Crime Rate
102.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alexandra Lane area has the 49th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 148th 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 Alexandra Lane (TQ1 1JD) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexandra Lane (TQ1 1JD), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 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 | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ben Venue Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Ellacombe Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Ellacombe Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Ellacombe Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower Ellacombe Church Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warberry Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ellacombe Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ellacombe Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Briary Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Briary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennsylvania Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hoxton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoxton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Hill | Under investigation |
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