Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Congella Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 87th highest crime rate of 465 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 Lower Congella Road (TQ1 1JW) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Congella Road (TQ1 1JW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Congella Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Ellacombe Church Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Ellacombe Church Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Ellacombe Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Ellacombe Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Ellacombe Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Ellacombe Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Higher Warberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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