Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pennsylvania Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennsylvania Road (TQ1 1NX) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennsylvania Road (TQ1 1NX), the main crime hotspot is near Madrepore Road. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennsylvania Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hoxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dunmere Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warberry Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennsylvania Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potters Hill
Sep 2025Other theft Briary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Briary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Madrepore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street

Data Sources

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