Total Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upton 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.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Magdalene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snowberry Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thurlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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