Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lisburne Square area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 468 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 Lisburne Square (TQ1 2PT) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 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 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lisburne Square (TQ1 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Old Torwood Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lisburne Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Higher Erith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Erith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisburne Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Erith Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Erith Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodend Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodend Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Old Torwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Erith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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