Total Crime Rate

505.6 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 505.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 86.6 10/10
  • Other theft 44.7 10/10
  • Burglary 39.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Falkland Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 15th 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 Falkland Road (TQ2 5JP) in the last 12 months was 505.6 per 1,000 residents and was 398.4% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falkland Road (TQ2 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Lucius Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falkland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Falkland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The King'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rathmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rathmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lucius Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lucius Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowdens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowdens Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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