Crime Rates at Bath Lane, Torquay, TQ2 5AS

Bath Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 56th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Lane (TQ2 5AS) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 244.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 164.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Lane (TQ2 5AS), 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.