Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Belgrave Villas 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 Belgrave Villas (TQ2 5JN) 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 Belgrave Villas (TQ2 5JN), 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 Belgrave Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowdens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowdens Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Falkland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime East Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Lane
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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