Total Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hatfield Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hatfield Road (TQ1 3HF) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hatfield Road (TQ1 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Hatfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellacombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Studley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upton Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Shirburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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