Total Crime Rate

245.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 245.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

The Palms area has the 20th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 468 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 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 140.8% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 151.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Erith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisburne Square —
Apr 2026Public order Higher Warberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Warberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stitchill Road —
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Data Sources

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