Crime Rates at Thurlow Road, Torquay, TQ1 3EF

Thurlow Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 118th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thurlow Road (TQ1 3EF) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thurlow Road (TQ1 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.