Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Road East area has the 46th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 134th highest crime rate of 468 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 Princes Road East (TQ1 1PG) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road East (TQ1 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ben Venue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ellacombe Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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