Total Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 168.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Teignmouth Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 71st 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 Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4RY) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Green, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrewsbury Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Teignmouth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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