Total Crime Rate

284.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briary Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 32nd 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 Briary Lane (TQ1 3BD) in the last 12 months was 284.5 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briary Lane (TQ1 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Factory Row. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briary Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temperance Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temperance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Temperance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Temperance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temperance Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stentiford Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Castle Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Circus
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hatfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berachah Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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