Crime Rates at Ellacombe Church Road, Torquay, TQ1 1LJ

Ellacombe Church Road 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 Ellacombe Church Road (TQ1 1LJ) 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 Ellacombe Church Road (TQ1 1LJ), 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.