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

Meadfoot 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 Meadfoot Road (TQ1 2LR) 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 Meadfoot Road (TQ1 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Hill (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadfoot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Meadfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vanehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Museum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torwood Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Meadfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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