Crime Rates at Castle Road, Torquay, TQ1 3BG

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 3BG) 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 3BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 165 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.