Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lincombe Drive area has the 40th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 111th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lincombe Drive (TQ1 2LU) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincombe Drive (TQ1 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Lisburne Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lincombe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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