Total Crime Rate

654.4 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 654.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.6 10/10
  • Drugs 127.5 10/10
  • Public order 127.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 10th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

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 South Street (TQ2 5AA) in the last 12 months was 654.4 per 1,000 residents and was 545.0% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 399.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (TQ2 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lucius Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lucius Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnum Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Falkland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oakhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street

Data Sources

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