Crime Rates at Upton Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AG

Upton Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 128th highest crime rate of 468 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 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Road (TQ1 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.