Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Torquay, TQ1 3AY

Waterloo Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 101st highest crime rate of 465 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 Waterloo Road (TQ1 3AY) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (TQ1 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.