Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stitchill Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 160th highest crime rate of 468 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 Stitchill Road (TQ1 1PY) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stitchill Road (TQ1 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Old Torwood Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stitchill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisburne Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hunsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunsdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Museum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Museum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Museum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Museum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stitchill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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