Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cedars Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 99th 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 Cedars Road (TQ1 1SB) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedars Road (TQ1 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willoughby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daphne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Daphne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Higher Warberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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