Total Crime Rate
170.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rear Dunmere Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 69th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rear Dunmere Road (TQ1 1LS) in the last 12 months was 170.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rear Dunmere Road (TQ1 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Dunmere Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 28 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 | Public order | Alexandra Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cary Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warberry Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellacombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ellacombe Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ellacombe Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mount Hermon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cavern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bethel Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lords Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlands Lane | Under investigation |
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