Total Crime Rate
58.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forest Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (TQ1 4JP) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower 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 theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forest Road (TQ1 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Hatfield Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 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 | Hill View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torquay Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thurlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatto Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatto Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Shirburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower Shirburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Locksley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locksley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Torquay Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurlow Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest 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 |
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