Total Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 26.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Higher Warberry Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 468 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 Higher Warberry Road (TQ1 1SA) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Warberry Road (TQ1 1SA), 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 Higher Warberry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stitchill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Higher Warberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Warberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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