Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Meadfoot Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 82nd 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 Meadfoot Road (TQ1 2JP) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadfoot Road (TQ1 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadfoot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Museum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hunsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunsdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Museum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Museum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Museum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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