Total Crime Rate

284.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle 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 Castle Lane (TQ1 3BE) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Castle Lane (TQ1 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Factory Row (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potters Hill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Factory Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Factory Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Factory Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Factory Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Factory Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Factory Row β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stentiford Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennsylvania Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Madrepore Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Madrepore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madrepore Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Briary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Briary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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