Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 468 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 St James Road (TQ1 4AY) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (TQ1 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Snowberry Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Shirburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Clarendon Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Snowberry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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