Total Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 10.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Higher Lincombe Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 468 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 Higher Lincombe Road (TQ1 2EX) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Lincombe Road (TQ1 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near St Mark'S Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Lincombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Erith Road
Apr 2026Public order Lower Erith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisburne Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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