Crime Rates at Avoca Avenue, Torquay, TQ1 4EE

Avoca Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 69th 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 Avoca Avenue (TQ1 4EE) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 466.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avoca Avenue (TQ1 4EE), 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.