Total Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Palms area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Palms (TQ1 1TS) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Palms (TQ1 1TS), 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 The Palms area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daphne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stitchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Higher Warberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Torwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Torwood Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daphne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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