Total Crime Rate

112.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upton Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 136th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Road (TQ1 4AG) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Road (TQ1 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Magdalene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snowberry Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thurlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thurlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lymington Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Lymington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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