Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thurlow Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 108th 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 Thurlow Road (TQ1 3EG) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thurlow Road (TQ1 3EG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 27 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trematon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shirburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlow Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurlow Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thurlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Shirburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower Shirburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Locksley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locksley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Upton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berachah Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jonida Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Torquay Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lymington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lymington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St James Road | Under investigation |
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