Total Crime Rate
78.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Warberry Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 183rd 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 Lower Warberry Road (TQ1 1TR) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Warberry Road (TQ1 1TR), the main crime hotspot is near Stitchill Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wellswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | South Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hunsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stitchill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Museum Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Museum Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Museum Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Museum Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ben Venue Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunsdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bingfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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