Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lymington Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 71st highest crime rate of 465 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 Lymington Road (TQ1 4BE) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymington Road (TQ1 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lymington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thurlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thurlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lymington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lymington Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Tor Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Shirburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Magdalene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thurlow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Park —

Data Sources

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