Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgeway Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 56th 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 Ridgeway Road (TQ1 2ND) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (TQ1 2ND), 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 Ridgeway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Torwood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daphne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daphne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 —
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Data Sources

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