Crime Rates at Park Hill Road, Torquay, TQ1 2AR

Park Hill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 3rd 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 Park Hill Road (TQ1 2AR) in the last 12 months was 929.8 per 1,000 residents and was 810.5% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 429.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Hill Road (TQ1 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cary Parade (85 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.