Total Crime Rate
164.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunbury Hill area has the 30th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 71st 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 Sunbury Hill (TQ1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunbury Hill (TQ1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurlow Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trematon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Upton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlow Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Madeira Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Madeira Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeira Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeira Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeira Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeira Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Torquay Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Magdalene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thurlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brunswick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brunswick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Union Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torquay Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlow Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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