Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Old Torwood Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 465 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 Old Torwood Road (TQ1 1PU) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2021. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Torwood Road (TQ1 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Torwood Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lisburne Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Torwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Torwood Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daphne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Torwood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daphne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Museum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stitchill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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