Crime Rates at Market Street, Torquay, TQ1 3AH

Market Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 6th highest crime rate of 468 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 Market Street (TQ1 3AH) in the last 12 months was 774.6 per 1,000 residents and was 658.5% higher 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 323.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (TQ1 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near Madrepore Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.