Total Crime Rate

731.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

287.5 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 731.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 287.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 230.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.1 10/10
  • Other theft 73.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lymington Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 8th 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 Lymington Road (TQ1 3DX) in the last 12 months was 731.6 per 1,000 residents and was 616.4% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 287.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymington Road (TQ1 3DX), the main crime hotspot is near Factory Row. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lymington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Factory Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Factory Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Factory Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Circus —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Circus —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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