Total Crime Rate

247.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 247.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Other theft 44.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Torquay Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Ambrook , and the 20th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Torquay Road (TQ12 2JD) in the last 12 months was 247.9 per 1,000 residents and was 650.3% higher than the Ambrook average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torquay Road (TQ12 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Abbot. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Torquay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmeade Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Abbot —
Sep 2025Drugs Forde Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forde Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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