Total Crime Rate

190.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 190.9 9/10
  • Drugs 63.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashburne Villas area has the 25th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 55th 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 Ashburne Villas (TQ1 2NW) in the last 12 months was 190.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburne Villas (TQ1 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kents Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kents Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashburne Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kents Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kents Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kents Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Kents Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lincombe Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kents Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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