Total Crime Rate

365.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 365.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Robbery 15.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Castle Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 27th 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 Castle Road (TQ1 3BB) in the last 12 months was 365.9 per 1,000 residents and was 258.3% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 176.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (TQ1 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Factory Row (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Circus —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pimlico Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pimlico Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pimlico Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pimlico Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Factory Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Factory Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Factory Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Factory Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Factory Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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