Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Potters Hill area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 87th 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 Potters Hill (TQ1 3AS) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Hill (TQ1 3AS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Potters Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warberry Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madrepore Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madrepore Road
Apr 2026Other theft Madrepore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Madrepore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Madrepore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Madrepore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Madrepore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellacombe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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