Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Babbacombe Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 149th 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 Babbacombe Road (TQ1 2QG) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babbacombe Road (TQ1 2QG), 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 Babbacombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lincombe Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodend Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kents Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kents Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kents Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kents Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincombe Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babbacombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Babbacombe Road Under investigation
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 Woodend Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollywater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollywater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kents Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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