Crime Rates at Ashton Terrace, Torquay, TQ1 2NP

Ashton Terrace area has the 39th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 105th highest crime rate of 468 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 Ashton Terrace (TQ1 2NP) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Terrace (TQ1 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kents Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kents Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.