Crime Rates at Wellswood Gardens, Torquay, TQ1 2QQ

Wellswood Gardens 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 Wellswood Gardens (TQ1 2QQ) 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 Wellswood Gardens (TQ1 2QQ), 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.