Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vane Hill Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 177th 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 Vane Hill Road (TQ1 2BT) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vane Hill Road (TQ1 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vane Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vanehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Museum Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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