Crime Rates at Forest Road, Torquay, TQ1 4JR

Forest 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 4JR) 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 4JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lymington Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill View Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.