Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Higher Woodfield Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Woodfield Road (TQ1 2LB) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Woodfield Road (TQ1 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Torwood Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lisburne Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Woodfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Torwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Torwood Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daphne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daphne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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