Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sunbury Terrace area has the 41st highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 110th 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 Sunbury Terrace (TQ1 3EB) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunbury Terrace (TQ1 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunbury Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Union Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Union Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morgan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palm Road

Data Sources

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