Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ilsham Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 78th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ilsham Road (TQ1 2NT) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilsham Road (TQ1 2NT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ilsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kents Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kents Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kents Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kents Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kents Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kents Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Lincombe Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincombe Hill Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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