Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Teignmouth Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 109th 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 Teignmouth Road (TQ1 4RY) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% 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 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrewsbury Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shrewsbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrewsbury Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tintagel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tintagel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shrewsbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lincoln Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lincoln Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Truro Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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