Crime Rates at Lower Ellacombe Church Road, Torquay, TQ1 1JH

Lower Ellacombe Church Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 149th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Ellacombe Church Road (TQ1 1JH) 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Ellacombe Church Road (TQ1 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.