Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.9 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 128.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 100.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ridgeway Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 108th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Road (TQ1 2ES) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 100.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (TQ1 2ES), 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 Ridgeway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Erith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisburne Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Erith Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Erith Road —
Apr 2026Public order Higher Erith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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