Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Asheldon Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 465 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 Asheldon Road (TQ1 2QT) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Asheldon Road (TQ1 2QT), 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.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kents Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kents Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kents Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kents Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kents Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilsham Crescent | Under investigation |
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